Charity News

The Farmers’ Union of Wales has chosen its winning photograph for the 2024 charity calendar, and what a beautiful choice it is.

Inclusive Farm is seeking partners to support the development of a farm in Scotland, providing young people with disabilities with a route into agriculture.

The AGCO Agriculture Foundation (AAF), a private foundation that aims to prevent and relieve hunger through sustainable agricultural development, has made the sizeable grant to The Country Trust in the UK.

UK livestock markets have raised thousands of pounds for mental health charities, in support of Len’s Light Tractor Relay – which saw a Warwickshire farming couple travel 2,000 miles in honour of their son, who died by suicide last year.

The Addington Fund has launched two new greetings cards to help fundraise for its work supporting rural communities.

Volunteers from a Ukrainian charity recently attended the Kent County Show to demonstrate how ageing pickup trucks from British farms can be repurposed to support the Ukrainian Army.

Nearly 200 tractors are set to take part in this year’s Pink Ladies’ Tractor Road Run, with participants determined to hit the £1m fundraising mark in support of Cancer Research UK’s breast cancer appeal.

A group of four farmers, who have all lost close friends to suicide, are travelling from John O’Groats to Land’s End to raise money for mental health and cancer charities.

Pick-ups for Peace has now sent 104 vehicles to Ukraine’s eastern front, topping its initial target of 100 vehicles.

Building on evidence gained via RABI’s recent Big Farming Survey, the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee has put forward urgent recommendations in its inquiry into poor mental health in rural communities, a move welcomed by the farming charity.

Two UK farming charities that have been working side by side, the Addington Fund and Forage Aid, have agreed to merge into one organisation to increase efficiency and offer much-needed support to more farmers through the charities’ combined networks.

The founders behind Pick-Ups for Peace originally set out to provide 100 vehicles, but it has become clear that limitless numbers are needed and – thanks to huge generosity of the British farming community and, increasingly other sectors – the group are confident enough that they can double that target to 200.