Rural News

Farmers have always been the backbone of any country’s economy. The ability, knowledge and talent to feed people, enabling individuals to thrive and survive, has been at the heart of every community since the dawn of time. Farms are, quite literally, a society’s bread and butter.

Criminal gangs could take advantage of the busy harvest period to steal expensive Global Positioning Systems (GPS) from tractors and combines, warns NFU Mutual.

Plots featured the company’s winter oilseed rape varieties with the new RlmS phoma-fighting resistance gene, as well as field beans, combining peas and spring wheat.

Cereals is blazing a trail of innovation this year with lots of new machinery, technology and techniques to help farmers push ahead with their businesses. Organisers offer a round-up of fresh developments to look out for.

While much time and expense goes into healthcare for livestock, it’s important not to forget the health of farm dogs and cats. Norbrook’s companion animal veterinary advisor Lars Mortensen outlines some health risks to be aware of.

Knowing that farm security was about more than just producing high yielding crops, Andrew Ward set about benchmarking every part of his business several seasons ago. Now he and his team of Ruben Sampson and Tom Hyland are going a stage further with a carbon audit with the NFU.

The government says the new licence will allow more badgers to be vaccinated by reducing the administrative burden.

LEAF confirmed that Caroline had passed away on Monday 23rd May after a short illness.

Approaches to pest control on farm have changed significantly over the years, and with changes to Red Tractor rules introduced last November, Farmers Guide spoke to Gary Cade of Assured Environmental Services (AES), about proactive approaches to pest control.

Proving that food security and agriculture are of interest to the younger generation, this year’s Baylab Lab Coat Competition saw a sizeable number of entries.

The NFU has led a 130-mile egg and spoon relay, raising more than £6,000 for the rural mental health charity YANA (You Are Not Alone).

If you’re an independent generator who produces more energy than you use, you can sell your excess power back to the grid as a source of revenue. But first, you’ll need a supplier to do it.