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In an exclusive interview with Farmers Weekly‘s Abi Kay, former farm minister Daniel Zeichner gives an extraordinary account of life inside Defr…
Labour under Keir Starmer has left a bad taste in the mouths of many farmers. Not because of one announcement, but because of a pattern: poor de…
Tractor maker Zetor has finally acknowledged it can no longer manufacture and assemble its products competitively in the city of Brno, its long-…
A man has been banned from entering a protected area of Welsh countryside for three years after being convicted of causing serious damage to a s…
Frampton Court Estate in Gloucestershire won this year’s prestigious Silver Lapwing Award for delivering a diversity of habitats alongside an in…
Scottish potato growers have a new option for checking seed stocks for viruses following the recent launch of a commercial testing service by SAC
A High Court challenge over the classification of Traditional Hereford cattle could have implications for farmers seeking support to conserve th…
Domestic abuse is not an urban problem that occasionally reaches the countryside. It happens behind farmhouse doors too, where aspects of rural…
September brings back the familiar daily rain to our small oasis in North Cumbria, signalling an imminent breeding season for the sheep. Travell…
A small Herefordshire firm has developed a cereal drill that can also be used as an inter-row weeder and undersowing rig. The Landwrx Varia is t…
Antibody-rich colostrum strengthens a neonatal calf’s immune system, reducing the animal’s future risk of contracting a microbial infection. But…
Herbal leys, cover crops, contour cropping and 30m buffer areas are at the heart of Rob Atkin’s strategy to improve soil health, manage grasswee…
The Hawkstone Farmers Choir and Hawkstone Brewery are donating £100,000 to farming and mental health charities following the choir’s Britain’s G…
This year’s finalists run diverse systems, but all recognise the value of good grassland management and healthy stock. See also: FW Awards: Meet…
Private finance has been touted for decades as a way of bringing new money into agriculture while helping businesses secure more resilient suppl…
Keeping calf mortality low while calving 650 cows in a 10-week block is no small feat. At Norwood Place Farm in Surrey, a simple feeding system,…
The runners are already assembling on the starting line of what is set to be this month’s biggest race in England. Not Doncaster Racecourse’s 25…
A Hertfordshire arable farmer who survived being crushed by 1,500kg of hay bales – the weight of an average male hippopotamus – has shared his…