Farm Life News

A-Plan Rural have launched a Rural Community blog, allowing farmers across the UK to share their experiences of working in the industry.

The second series of UK Original Clarkson’s Farm will launch on 10th February 2023 and will be available exclusively on Prime Video.

With the countryside being a popular destination for recreational activities, both visitors and landowners have a responsibility to ensure rural areas are safe to enjoy for all.

Suffolk’s next generation of farmers have received potentially life-saving advice on staying safe around electricity through visit from UK Power Networks.

Farmers were encouraged to look after their health and safety at the Midlands Machinery Show, with a demonstration of what to do if they are involved in or come across a farm accident.

British farming’s unexpected advocate Jeremy Clarkson is back with a new book this autumn, picking up from where he left off in A Year on the Farm, which described his first year as a farmer. It was a year that included ‘biblical weather, a forest of red tape, a lockdown, a herd of escapey sheep [and] 10 million vindictive bees […]’.

More trees in the countryside doesn’t have to mean a choice between forest and farmland. In field margins and boundaries, in unproductive corners and near watercourses, trees can bring a multitude of benefits – and there’s no need to take valuable land out of food production. One Wiltshire farmer shares his experience.

Revealing the news on Instagram, Kaleb said the book will be about lots of things, but mostly why he loves farming.

Suffolk’s Hog & Hen farm shop and café has provided a hub for the local community, whilst supporting the farming family’s arable and pig enterprise. Farmers Guide visited the shop to chat to the team about their farming methods and experience starting a new diversification through the pandemic – alongside the myriad challenges facing British farmers.

The hit series is set to return with all the season one favourites – Kaleb, Cheerful Charlie, Gerald and Lisa – all continuing to keep a watchful eye on Jeremy Clarkson’s agricultural efforts.

Jeep’s iconic Wrangler models retain many of the styling characteristics which made the brand so famous, but latest versions boast extra comfort, performance, and passenger-carrying practicality. David Williams had an extended test-drive.

Established in 2021, Pinnacle Agri is a new, creative company run by father and son team Steve and Zac Morris. The duo has over 30 years of experience in design and development, creating products for the agricultural, DIY and domestic sectors.