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YOUNG FARMERS

Sunflowers unlock tourism potential on family farm

A farmer’s son has established a pick-your-own sunflower diversification on the family farm, inspired by his school’s vocational learning course in tourism. Fifteen-year-old William Neave, whose family farm at East…

YOUNG FARMERS

Alice Littlewood: What I learned about farming from Peru

I’m writing this in a lull from my project work in a small camp in the Andes of Peru, a few hours out from Cusco. The sky is clear and,…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Australian farmers front new mental health campaign

Farmers speaking openly about depression, grief and isolation are at the heart of a new Australian campaign that could offer lessons for UK agriculture. The five-part video series, developed by…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Female farmers invited to shape wellbeing project

Women farmers in Wales are being encouraged to help shape a new wellbeing project exploring how creative activities can strengthen social connections across the farming community. Researchers are keen to…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: UK farming should be more Accrington Stanley

There’s nothing like having to sit through tedious adverts on commercial TV stations to make you appreciate the BBC. Does anyone buy the products they’re peddling? If anything, the majority…

YOUNG FARMERS

Cornish schoolboy launches dairy business aged 13

A Cornish teenager has turned his ambition of becoming a dairy farmer into reality by launching his own milk business at the age of 13. Charlie Sawle, from St Agnes,…

FARMLIFE FRAMED

7 glorious Harvest Photo Competition entries so far

Photos are flying in for this year’s Farmers Weekly harvest photo competition, in what is an extremely dry harvest. With more than 300 uploads to the gallery so far, there’s plenty of…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Over 100 farmers access free cancer screening at NSA event

More than 100 farmers received free cancer health checks at this week's National Sheep Association (NSA) Sheep Event in Malvern, highlighting growing efforts to improve early diagnosis in rural communities.…

COMMUNITY

Farmers offered chance to run London Marathon for IfA

Farmers and others with links to agriculture are being invited to apply for a charity place in the 2027 London Marathon with Innovation for Agriculture (IfA). Applicants must be aged…

COMMUNITY

Rsabi launches summer match-funding appeal

Scottish farming charity Rsabi is urging supporters to take advantage of a summer fundraising campaign that will see every donation doubled as it celebrates 25 years of its confidential helpline.…

YOUNG FARMERS

Emily Lees: Many benefits to stepping away from the farm

Like many farmers, I find it surprisingly difficult to leave the farm, especially midweek. It’s all too easy to work late into the evening just to tick off a few…

COMMUNITY

Farm’s Bomber Oak battles for Tree of the Year crown

A remarkable Rutland oak that survived a collision with a Second World War Lancaster bomber is in the running to be crowned the Woodland Trust’s Tree of the Year 2026.…

COMMUNITY

10 auctioneers to embark on novel fundraising 'dash'

Ten auctioneers from Greenslade Taylor Hunt at Sedgemoor Auction Centre, Somerset, are embarking on a charity fundraiser with a difference next Tuesday (28 July). Setting off in pairs from the…

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YOUNG FARMERS

Sunflowers unlock tourism potential on family farm

A farmer’s son has established a pick-your-own sunflower diversification on the family farm, inspired by his school’s vocational learning course in tourism. Fifteen-year-old William Neave, whose family farm at East…

YOUNG FARMERS

Alice Littlewood: What I learned about farming from Peru

I’m writing this in a lull from my project work in a small camp in the Andes of Peru, a few hours out from Cusco. The sky is clear and,…

YOUNG FARMERS

Cornish schoolboy launches dairy business aged 13

A Cornish teenager has turned his ambition of becoming a dairy farmer into reality by launching his own milk business at the age of 13. Charlie Sawle, from St Agnes,…

YOUNG FARMERS

Emily Lees: Many benefits to stepping away from the farm

Like many farmers, I find it surprisingly difficult to leave the farm, especially midweek. It’s all too easy to work late into the evening just to tick off a few…

BRITAIN'S FITTEST FARMER

Britain’s Fittest Farmer: Mind and muscle put to the test

The finalists for Britain’s Fittest Farmer are preparing for the last leg of the competition and, as every year, that means they will be judged on more than physical ability.  …

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WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: UK farming should be more Accrington Stanley

There’s nothing like having to sit through tedious adverts on commercial TV stations to make you appreciate the BBC. Does anyone buy the products they’re peddling? If anything, the majority…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: A killer location for a farming proposal

Hopeless old romantic that I am, I very much enjoy reading about fellow farmers' elaborate wedding proposal efforts. Love must be in the air, because there’s been a plethora of…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: Harvest, and other ways to embarrass daughters

I’ve always wished I could be truly elite at something. Imagine how it feels to stride to the crease at Lord's and nonchalantly flick a 90mph fast ball over the…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: Bales, barbecues and batting collapses

I’m back. I’d like to say I’ve been on holiday to the Mediterranean and spent the last few weeks sunning myself by a pool while taking full advantage of an…

 
 
 

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HEALTH AND WELLBEING

From tragedy to hope: 10 years of the DPJ Foundation

When Emma O’Sullivan lost her husband Daniel to suicide in 2016, she was determined no other farming family should face the same ordeal without support.  Ten years later, the charity…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Health Hub helps farmers prioritise their wellbeing

Farmers are notoriously bad at seeking help with their health – and rural communities are disadvantaged by poor access to services. Now, the new Exmoor Rural Health Hub (ERHH) at…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Suicide prevention campaign targets farming communities

A new suicide prevention campaign is encouraging farmers to look out for one another and have open conversations about mental health. Launched by suicide prevention charity Papyrus at the Great…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Poor physical health: The hidden farm safety risk

Farm safety messaging has long focused on the obvious dangers of agriculture – moving machinery, handling livestock and working at height. Those risks remain very real, but for many farmers,…

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FARMLIFE FRAMED

7 glorious Harvest Photo Competition entries so far

Photos are flying in for this year’s Farmers Weekly harvest photo competition, in what is an extremely dry harvest. With more than 300 uploads to the gallery so far, there’s plenty of…

FARMLIFE FRAMED

Photo of the Week: Dolly and Annie make winning team

This week’s Photo of the Week features Dolly McNamara, aged eight, winning first prize in the young handler contest at the Essex Young Farmers Show with her Limousin cow Annie.…

FARMLIFE FRAMED

Photo of the Week: Yarrow the bull chillin' in the sunshine

This week's photo was submitted by Darren Becskehazy, head of cows at Herring Farm in the Lincolnshire Wolds. It shows Yarrow, a Lincoln Red bull – one of the 80-strong…

FARMLIFE FRAMED

Photo of the Week: Why have one when you can have two...

This week’s Photo of the Week is from contractor Clare Sansum of AG Sansum & Sons Ltd.  It shows the contractors silaging at Cattle Country Farm Park, an open farm…