Rural News

As farmers battle a set of unique and complex challenges, the trend for branching out into new revenue streams, outside of traditional farming, is becoming increasingly important.

“Opening garden centres provides a lifeline for British plant and flower growers that have been devastated by the near complete loss of their market this year,” says NFU President Minette Batters.

More than 50 NFU Cymru members have united in a defiant video message declaring their commitment to continuing to feed the nation throughout the Coronavirus outbreak and beyond.

After operating a succession of traditional telehandlers since the early 1990s, a Suffolk estate opted for a change when updating its machine last year. Following on-farm demonstrations of several alternatives, the decision was made to invest in an articulated telescopic.

Two brothers have won almost half a million pounds worth of land after a dispute at the High Court over a farming inheritance.

It has been said that the psychological and social impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic are likely to outlast the physical symptoms of the virus.

Suffolk farmer Sophie Clayton is asking children to send in rainbow drawings to create a wrap for the farm’s new combine harvester, with £1 being donated to the NHS for every acre combined.

The UK dairy sector in partnership with Government has today announced a new joint-funded campaign to highlight the importance of ‘human connections’ during the current coronavirus crisis.

A new report from the Food Foundation reveals that veg box schemes across the UK have doubled the number of boxes sold weekly as a result of coronavirus.

Organisers of The Tour of Pembrokeshire, one of the most iconic cycling events in Wales, are arranging a virtual event to raise money for farming charity R.A.B.I.

As the approaching shearing season looks set to face challenges with a potential reduction in workforce due to Covid-19 travel restrictions, the National Sheep Association (NSA) has launched its new service aiming to link farmers with individual shearers in their area.

Leading rural insurer NFU Mutual has launched a free Coronavirus safety service to help farmers through one of the most challenging harvests since the Second World War.