Rural News

AHDB is looking to save around £500,000 from its annual budget moving to new headquarters near Coventry better suited to its current sector teams and support staff.

Jeremy Clarkson’s foray into keeping beef cattle saw him discover TB-infected badgers at his Oxfordshire farm, which is in a higher risk area for bovine TB. Recent episodes of Clarkson’s Farm, which highlighted the devastation TB can cause on British farms, have prompted debate on badger control methods.

With the first named storm of the season expected to bring 75mph wind and heavy rain to the North of England and Scotland today (17th February), the NFU Mutual is urging farmers to plan ahead and take necessary safety precautions to protect their families and livestock.

As part of the 6th annual Mind Your Head campaign, intended to raise awareness of deteriorating mental health in the agriculture sector, Farmers Guide spoke with two mental health charities about how pressures like avian flu and price increases have affected farmer well-being.

West Oxfordshire District Council has been widely criticised and accused of treating Diddly Squat Farm unfairly, as the latest series of Clarkson’s Farm showed Jeremy Clarkson being refused planning permission for a new restaurant, car park and even a farm track.

Farmers enrolling in the new Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme are being advised to take steps to avoid unnecessary expenses during the application process.

As part of A-Plan Insurance’s Rural Community blog they spoke to Sophie about her experience as a cattle hoof trimmer and especially within an industry where it is considered a very male dominated role.

Writtle University College have announced that they are launching their new Writtle Farmers Club with an inaugural conference to be held on Friday 3rd March.

Tom Hitchcock from Ipswich, Suffolk, is taking on the National Three Peaks Challenge climbing the three highest peaks of Scotland, England and Wales over the course of three days to raise money for the Motor Neuron Disease Association in memory of his late father.

Farmers and land managers across England are being urged to apply for the Woodland Carbon Guarantee scheme, offering funding to support new woodland creation and tackle climate change, by 30 April 2023.

Dairy farmers in England can now find out exact details on equipment that will be funded under the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund after Defra released the full list of items last week.

Stand sales are now live for Down to Earth North and South, the UK’s top regenerative farming event for livestock producers.