JCB joins national call to action over ventilator shortage
30th March 2020
JCB is poised to re-start production at a factory closed as a result of the Coronavirus crisis in order to join the national effort to manufacture ventilators.
Flood risk management authorities continue to support lowland communities
30th March 2020
ADA has set out recommendations in line with Government guidelines to ensure that the landscape and rural communities remain defended during this national emergency.
Panic buyers welcome at Jeremy Clarkson’s farm shop
24th March 2020
Top Gear host turned farmer Jeremy Clarkson yesterday welcomed ‘panic buyers’ to his farm shop but warned them not to get out of the car.
Farmers warned of rising theft amid Covid-19 crisis
24th March 2020
As the UK battles the escalating Covid-19 outbreak, farmers are being warned to take steps to protect their machinery, livestock and equipment from thieves who are taking advantage of the pandemic.
A Note From Farmers Guide
23rd March 2020
We would like to reassure the farming community and readers that Farmers Guide will continue to operate as normal during the outbreak of Covid-19.
MARCH 2020
Doe Show event celebrates 60 years
10th March 2020
Few other dealer events boast a history or following like the Doe Show, which takes place annually at Ernest Doe & Sons’ Ulting, Essex headquarters. This year celebrated 60 years since company founder Ernest Doe arranged the first get-together of suppliers, customers and friends shortly after the close of the game shooting season. David Williams reports.
MARCH 2020
Lincs dealer open day success, despite ideal weather for drilling
10th March 2020
With local fields just about dry enough for spring drilling, many exhibitors at the G&J Peck Spalding depot annual open day feared attendance would suffer but, with orders placed and many enquiries for follow-up, the day was judged a great success. David Williams was there.
FEATURE
Is ‘mylk’ a threat to British dairy?
10th March 2020
The growing trend for a more vegan or plant-based lifestyle has seen a booming trade in alternatives to milk, causing inevitable concern in the dairy sector. Should we be worried? Sarah Kidby reports.
Jeremy Clarkson’s farm shop ‘cheaper than Aldi’
25th February 2020
Former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson invited fans to the opening of his farm shop on Saturday, where he sold produce grown on his 1000-acre farm, Diddly Squat, in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.
Arla to increase milk price for March
25th February 2020
Dairy giant Arla will increase its price for conventional milk by 0.90 pence per litre for March, bringing the price up to 30.94ppl.
Viral tweet from farmer at breaking point is met with global support
20th February 2020
Unaware that her post would soon create a media storm, 20-year-old Ffion Hooson of Denbighshire, Wales, wrote a heart-felt plea on Twitter regarding her on-going struggles with farming.
Rural fly-tipping figures on the rise
14th February 2020
The continued rise of large fly-tipping incidents across England, affects two thirds of farmers, with the clean-up cost per incident averaging at £1,000 per landowner.
