Rural News

A recent Irish study argues women in the farm sector have played a key role in the growth of agrotiurism by being more open to farm diversification and going beyond the “productivist” type of thinking in agriculture.

In the run up to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s spring budget announcement on 15th March, rural finance specialists urged the government to maintain green incentives for farming and thaw frozen tax thresholds to ease the strain of cost-of-living price hikes.

Early bird tickets for Cereals 2023 are now on sale, with 50% of the proceeds going to the Multiple System Atrophy Trust, a cause close to the host farmer’s heart.

With recent news suggesting that the UK is “falling behind” on its national carbon emission targets, the UK’s biggest dairy company Arla is calling on more young Brits to enter farming in the next decade to help the industry meet its carbon targets.

Understanding soil structure and nutrient content will be key to farmers meeting the new Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) ‘arable soils’ standard and supporting future crop growth, according to David Newton, technical manager at Timac Agro.

Emma Ledbury, who lost half of her dairy herd to TB last year, was overwhelmed by support from Clarkson’s Farm fans and resolved to donate some of the funds to the mental health charity RABI (Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution).

Sheep farmers could soon see a fair price being paid for their wool if the wider horticulture industry is to adapt the revolutionary practice of Gwinllan Conwy vineyard, where sheep fleeces are being used to ripen grapes more fully and create higher quality wines.

Since losing his wife to ovarian cancer, Emyr Wigley has raised over £121,000 for Ovarian Cancer Action and the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Trust. Now, following a recent injury, he will sell his herd of 33 cattle on 4th March.

Two men have been banned from owning or keeping dogs for three years under new legislative powers designed to target poachers.

An uproar among both farmers and farming organisations followed Aldi’s decision to abandon its longstanding pledge to only stock meat reared on British farms, with the consensus being the move couldn’t have come at a worse time for lamb producers.

With farming businesses under more pressure than ever, rural charities are reporting a rise in the number of farmers seeking support. But there is still a reluctance among many to ask for help. Farmers Guide caught up with RABI’s director of services Caron Whaley…

The NFU has launched its sector-specific plans for boosting farm business resilience and climate-friendly farming yesterday (22nd February), which outline how farmers can unlock the benefits of increased efficiency and lower costs while improving the sustainability of food production.