CommunitySee all WILL'S WORLDWill's World: A road trip and a local mart history hitWhen a man reaches a certain stage of life, he must wax lyrical to his offspring about how things used to be when he was nought but a stripling himself.… HEALTH AND WELLBEINGFarm charity honours mental health championsAs Mind Your Head Week ends (13 February), the Farm Safety Foundation has honoured four individuals across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales for transforming rural mental health support and… HEALTH AND WELLBEINGNew suicide prevention training targets farming crisisA new suicide prevention training programme for farmers has been launched to address suicide rates in agriculture across the UK. The initiative, led by the Farm Safety Foundation, also known… HEALTH AND WELLBEINGFarmer walks 142 miles to highlight mental health pressuresA Herefordshire farmer has begun a 142-mile walk to London to raise awareness of mental health pressures in farming, highlighting isolation and the need for stronger support in rural communities.… YOUNG FARMERSRebekah Housden: Starting lambing as a 'rare-breed' farmerWith January out of the way, we are on the home straight hurtling towards the start of lambing. All the winter jobs filled the start of the year: patching fences,… HEALTH AND WELLBEINGMind Your Head week to focus on preventing rural suicidesWith farmer wellbeing slumping to a four-year low, farm safety campaigners are stepping up efforts to tackle the disproportionately high suicide risk in UK agriculture. Launching the ninth Mind Your… FARMLIFE FRAMEDPhoto of the Week: Football fan lambs enter Pedigree leagueThis week’s photo of pedigree Shropshire ram lambs sniffing their new toy was sent in by Mark Openshaw. Mark produces the 25-strong flock with Yvette Openshaw. He says the football… FARMLIFE FRAMEDPhoto of the Week: Football fan lambs enter Pedigree leagueThis week’s photo of pedigree Shropshire ram lambs sniffing their new toy was sent in by Mark Openshaw. Mark produces the 25-strong flock with Yvette Openshaw. He says the football… HEALTH AND WELLBEINGFarmersAid app aims to tackle poor farm safetyA new smartphone app designed to help save lives on farms will launch in June 2026, as farming charity Rabi steps up efforts to tackle agriculture’s poor safety record. Unveiled… YOUNG FARMERSSAYFC halfway to ‘Big Build’ fundraising goalScottish Association of Young Farmers' Clubs (SAYFC) chairman Jillian Kennedy has outlined progress on the organisation’s ambitious “Big Build” campaign, revealing £800,000 has now been raised towards a £1.6m target… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: There's (almost) no one like Great GrandmaThe present Mrs Evans recently went away for a fortnight to take part in the Challenge of Rural Leadership course, run by the Worshipful Company of Farmers. Our numerous daughters… COMMUNITYAncient objects uncovered beneath Britain’s farming fieldsA historian has uncovered prehistoric, Roman and civil war artefacts beneath British farmland, revealing how everyday fields across Britain preserve evidence of settlement, economy and conflict. The discoveries were made… HEALTH AND WELLBEING1 woman, 10 days, 10,000 cows milked for RabiOne woman will milk 10,000 cows on a journey from Scotland to Cornwall this August, in a 10-day challenge to raise funds for Rabi and highlight pressures facing farmers. Marie… HEALTH AND WELLBEINGNew health hub lorry for North Wales farmersWales mental health charity the DPJ Foundation has added a second health hub lorry, the Lori y Gogledd, to help farmers in the north bridge the mental and physical health… Young farmersSee all YOUNG FARMERSRebekah Housden: Starting lambing as a 'rare-breed' farmerWith January out of the way, we are on the home straight hurtling towards the start of lambing. All the winter jobs filled the start of the year: patching fences,… YOUNG FARMERSSAYFC halfway to ‘Big Build’ fundraising goalScottish Association of Young Farmers' Clubs (SAYFC) chairman Jillian Kennedy has outlined progress on the organisation’s ambitious “Big Build” campaign, revealing £800,000 has now been raised towards a £1.6m target… YOUNG FARMERSGeorgina Mitchell-Jones: We should cut ourselves a bit of slackAs February arrives, the inevitable review of new year resolutions begins. Have they already been abandoned? Were they unrealistic from the outset? Did the temptation of leftover Christmas chocolates and… YOUNG FARMERSAlice Littlewood: We need to show what we're fighting forUntil recently, the contact most people in the country had with farming was limited. Being stuck behind tractors on roads, photos in supermarkets of “British produce” – where all the… Favourite photo galleries Lambing 2026 Farmlife FramedSee ... Farm Pet Photo Gallery Will's WorldSee all WILL'S WORLDWill's World: A road trip and a local mart history hitWhen a man reaches a certain stage of life, he must wax lyrical to his offspring about how things used to be when he was nought but a stripling himself.… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: There's (almost) no one like Great GrandmaThe present Mrs Evans recently went away for a fortnight to take part in the Challenge of Rural Leadership course, run by the Worshipful Company of Farmers. Our numerous daughters… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: We can't keep calm and carry on importingAt the height of the Battle of Britain, during the critical month of October 1940, Winston Churchill emphasised the importance of agricultural production in a letter to the National Farmers… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: 8 predictions for farming in 30 years' timeI made my annual trip to the Oxford Farming Conference recently, and as ever, thoroughly enjoyed the experience. It was lovely to catch up with friends, old and new, and… Health and wellbeingSee all HEALTH AND WELLBEINGFarmer walks 142 miles to highlight mental health pressuresA Herefordshire farmer has begun a 142-mile walk to London to raise awareness of mental health pressures in farming, highlighting isolation and the need for stronger support in rural communities.… HEALTH AND WELLBEINGDemand for mental health support risingDemand for counselling and support services among UK farming communities has risen, prompting charities and researchers to expand services amid rising suicide figures. Scottish farming charity Rsabi has reported a… HEALTH AND WELLBEING1 woman, 10 days, 10,000 cows milked for RabiOne woman will milk 10,000 cows on a journey from Scotland to Cornwall this August, in a 10-day challenge to raise funds for Rabi and highlight pressures facing farmers. Marie… HEALTH AND WELLBEINGSheep farmer shares breast cancer survival storyA Ceredigion sheep farmer is sharing her breast cancer experience ahead of World Cancer Day on Wednesday 4 February to encourage rural communities to recognise symptoms and seek medical advice… Videos and photo storiesSee all FARMLIFE FRAMEDPhoto of the Week: Football fan lambs enter Pedigree leagueThis week’s photo of pedigree Shropshire ram lambs sniffing their new toy was sent in by Mark Openshaw. Mark produces the 25-strong flock with Yvette Openshaw. He says the football… HEALTH AND WELLBEINGSheep farmer shares breast cancer survival storyA Ceredigion sheep farmer is sharing her breast cancer experience ahead of World Cancer Day on Wednesday 4 February to encourage rural communities to recognise symptoms and seek medical advice… FARMLIFE FRAMEDPhoto of the Week: New triplet lamb gets some TLCPhoto of the Week is from Elle Jade and shows a newborn lamb, one of a trio, being fed colostrum in the warmth at home. Elle runs a small farm… COMMUNITYVideo: FW joins a traditional Somerset wassailMore than 300 farmers, farmworkers, colleagues and friends gathered to watch the wassail ceremony unfold in a cold, crisp West Country orchard earlier this month. An annual event to bless… Most popular this week
