Rural News

NFU Cymru has brought a taste of Welsh farming to the city, pushing its Secure the Future of Welsh Food campaign.

Two industry stalwarts have been named in the King’s Birthday Honours List for their services to farming.

Tim Daw, who farms near Stonehenge, said he is concerned about the damage to the rare lichen on the stones, following the Just Stop Oil attack.

Colchester City Council is inviting landowners to propose land within the Colchester district for offsite biodiversity net gain (BNG).

The National Sheep Association said the Welsh Government has not responded to its requests to join the new Farming Roundtable.

With Scotland’s largest outdoor event underway, find out how to get the most out of the Show.

Visitors to this year’s Royal Highland Show are being encouraged to use their time away from the farm to visit RSABI’s health hut.

The Midlands Machinery Show will return later this year for its tenth anniversary, with 150 stands already booked at the Newark Showground in Nottinghamshire. 

Volunteers in the Swiss town of Forel have come up with the idea to use drones to find fawns or young deer nestled beneath tall grasses, preventing farmers from accidentally harming them with heavy agricultural machinery. 

Now the dust has settled on one more Cereals Event, we can all consider the show’s impact on cereal types, technology and, of course, the latest machinery that has been unveiled. Farmers Guide machinery contributor, David Williams, guides you through six key machinery launches from Cereals 2024.

Elite Precast has announced engineering student Will Creed is the winner of its new product competition with Harper Adams.

Fans of the show Fletchers on the Farm will have a chance to feel like real farmers during an event that will be held on Kelvin and Liz Fletcher’s farm later this month.