Howard Jones, a livestock farmer in Severn Trent’s Oakley catchment near Bishop’s Castle, Shropshire, has been using the free bowser to improve on-farm water management. “During a very challenging ...

The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group is excited to announce the launch of season 3 of the SCOPS podcast, with episode 1 now available on all major platforms.

The first eLearning Poultry Passport accredited biosecurity course has been launched by Livetec Systems to help improve on-farm practices, reduce costly disease outbreaks and build resilience in the ...

The organic market reported a 7.3% increase in value during 2024. However, only 3% of English farmland is currently certified organic, meaning the domestic market is overly reliant on imports to meet ...

With several farms across North Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire, RJ & AE Godfrey identified a need to increase its in-house wheat drying and storage capacity. Peter Harriman, farm manager, explored ...

The working farm was established in 1975 by the local community next to Greenland Dock – and moved to its current 2.2-acre site on the Thames path in 1986. Featuring community allotments and a wide ...

Organic conversion is one of several support options that Welsh Government has unveiled as part of the Optional Layer in the SFS. These cover specific actions for habitat restoration – but farmers ...

The UK’s blackcurrant harvest is well underway two weeks ahead of schedule following the warmest and driest spring on record. Growers across the country are reporting a strong, high-quality crop, with ...

The Royal Countryside Fund (RCF), the UK-wide charity working alongside farming families and rural communities to provide the support and funding they need to thrive, has today marked its 15th ...

“One watchout is the potential for disease transmission. For example, avoid cover crop mixes containing brassica species, such as mustard or radish, to reduce the risk of clubroot carryover if you ...

ICSA president Sean McNamara has said that the opening of a long-awaited scheme to support Long Established Young Farmers - more commonly known as the Forgotten Farmers - is a very welcome development ...

A new scheme is being trialled in south Wales with the aim of recycling an extra 200 tonnes of farm plastics to reduce farm plastic pollution in our rivers and help protect nature. The Natural ...