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Farm Safety Week targets hidden toll of serious injuries

Farmers are being urged to give life-changing injuries the same attention as fatalities, as new figures underline agriculture’s persistently poor safety record. The call marks the start of the 14th…

COMMUNITY

Victoria Atkins: Why Westminster needs more farming people

A farmer’s resilience, practical outlook and problem-solving approach could teach politicians valuable lessons, according to Conservative shadow Defra secretary Victoria Atkins. Speaking to the Women in Agriculture Network on Thursday (16…

YOUNG FARMERS

Beef farmer uses Miss Manchester title to promote industry

A young beef farmer has spoken of her determination to use her Miss Manchester title to promote British farming and challenge outdated stereotypes about women in agriculture. Clare Hopwood, 25,…

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…

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…

COMMUNITY

FUW raises £65,000 for Wales Air Ambulance

The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has raised £65,000 for Wales Air Ambulance – equivalent to the cost of 18 missions – after three years of fundraising led by members…

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,…

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.  …

COMMUNITY

Search begins for new Welsh farm safety ambassadors

Farmers across Wales are being urged to become farm safety ambassadors to help reduce life-changing accidents and encourage safer working practices across the industry. The Wales Farm Safety Partnership (WFSP)…

YOUNG FARMERS

Peter Gittins: Why 'getting out there' matters for farmers

I recently travelled more than 6,000 miles, as the crow flies, from rural Yorkshire, leading a research project in rural South Africa. The project looks at how farmers develop entrepreneurial…

COMMUNITY

Rescue service gives troubled working dogs a second chance

Visitors to this year’s Game Fair will have the chance to meet a Scottish rescue service dedicated to giving working dogs facing euthanasia a second chance. The Working and Gundog…

COMMUNITY

Norfolk farmers launch trail to showcase diversification

Five north Norfolk farming businesses have joined forces to encourage more visitors onto farms by creating a new attraction trail showcasing rural diversification. The initiative links businesses offering pick-your-own flowers…

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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YOUNG FARMERS

Daisy Wood: Farmers are key to better research outcomes

One of the most interesting parts of my role as a knowledge transfer manager is translating academic research into practical information that farmers and processors can actually use. Sitting between…

YOUNG FARMERS

Beef farmer uses Miss Manchester title to promote industry

A young beef farmer has spoken of her determination to use her Miss Manchester title to promote British farming and challenge outdated stereotypes about women in agriculture. Clare Hopwood, 25,…

YOUNG FARMERS

Peter Gittins: Why 'getting out there' matters for farmers

I recently travelled more than 6,000 miles, as the crow flies, from rural Yorkshire, leading a research project in rural South Africa. The project looks at how farmers develop entrepreneurial…

YOUNG FARMERS

FW Awards: Meet the 2026 Ag Student of the Year finalists

Three female finalists from dairy and livestock backgrounds blew the judging panel away with their grit, determination and passion.  See also: FW Awards 2026: Meet the finalists Finalists Betty Battarbee, Goosnargh,…

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.  …

BRITAIN'S FITTEST FARMER

Britain’s Fittest Farmer 2026: The leaderboards revealed

The leaderboards are in after two hotly contested qualifiers, fought on 10 June at Cereals and 17 June at the Lincolnshire Show by more than 100 farmers.  Returning to head…

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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…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: Modest but mighty – the Little Grey Fergie at 80

If I asked you to name the most iconic representation of 20th-century agriculture, what would you say? Land girls, perhaps? The Smithfield Show? The Holstein Friesian cow? Farmers Weekly’s legendary…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: Why I choose farm show Romo over Fomo

In my younger days, before I was utterly worn down by the herculean task of parenting numerous adolescent daughters while attempting to make a living from tenant farming, I’d regularly…

 
 
 

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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,…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

First-generation farmer shares mental health insights

In a quiet corner of Norfolk, Olivia Shave is redefining what it means to be a sustainable producer. The founder of Eco Ewe and the 2024 National Women in Agriculture…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Video: Agri Aid choir performs Friends anthem at Cereals

A choir made up of farming influencers and schoolchildren struck a chord at Cereals, raising awareness of mental health challenges in agriculture and funds for the Farming Community Network (FCN).…

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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…

FARMLIFE FRAMED

Photo of the Week: Stunning shot epitomises forage harvest

This week's photo comes from keen photographer James Gritton and features a John Deere forager at work on Rushey Fields Farm, Leicestershire. This gorgeous photo shows off spring forest harvesting…