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The NFU said it is pleased Defra has made changes to some proposals based on evidence supplied, but is disappointed that other areas are not more ‘meaningfully welfare-focused’.

More must be done to improve farm safety, the British workplace regulator has said, following a spate of farm fatalities.

As the case of Geronimo the alpaca makes headlines and stirs national sympathy, Farmers Guide takes a look at the mental health impacts bTB has on the UK’s farmers every single day.

After months of lockdown and a degree of ongoing complexity around overseas travel, the staycation market continues to thrive, says Glampsan general manager Jon Trelfa, who offers advice on a key aspect of all glamping businesses – waste.

Ben Taylor-Davies, aka RegenBen, spoke at Groundswell this year. He discussed how the main focus of his farm is giving something to the next generation.

Researchers working to combat a devastating pest of oilseed rape have been supported by a fresh injection of funds. Being given £1.8m in funding to fight Flea beetle and protect crops in an environmentally friendly way.

Following the end of the Government consultation period into the administration of direct payments and a lump sum exit payment for farmers who may be looking to leave the industry, the NFU has shared its response to the proposals.

The plans for a new business park near Cardiff airport could force the Jenkins family out, after farming the land since 1935.

Segway – better known for smaller, two wheeled transport – have launched into the off roading market, introducing the Segway Snarler ATV earlier this year.

Accountancy Saffery Champness is advising farms that provide accommodation services or catering to be aware VAT changes could hit farm businesses from 1st October.
 

From a promise, to a principle, to putting its plans into practice, New Holland has carried through the commitment it made in 2006 to becoming the tractor sector’s Clean Energy Leader. But how did the path to today’s final pre-production methane-powered tractors pan out? Retracing some key steps reveals how the brand came to today’s cusp of full-scale manufacturing.

Demonstrators are marching on Downing Street this afternoon, in a bid to save an alpaca sentenced to euthanasia after twice testing positive for bTB – a case that has unleashed questions over the impact of ‘priming’ before TB testing.