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The 43 Year 9 and 10 pupils… COMMUNITYRabi drought fund swamped within hoursA £2m emergency drought fund for farmers has been fully allocated in its first regional phase, after demand for support saw the £400,000 South West allocation fully subscribed within an… COMMUNITYITV launches search for farmer looking for loveITV is searching for single British farmers willing to put rural romance to the test in its new dating series Farming for Love. Presented by Lisa Hogan, who is familiar… YOUNG FARMERSRebekah Housden: Rain and autumn brings invasion of midgesSeptember brings back the familiar daily rain to our small oasis in North Cumbria, signalling an imminent breeding season for the sheep. Travelling to the other end of the county… COMMUNITYFour live calves born in potential Galloway firstA pedigree Galloway cow has given birth unassisted to four live calves in what could be a first for the historic breed. Political of Balgray delivered three bull calves and… HEALTH AND WELLBEINGVeteran paddlers launch £10,000 YANA challengeThree Norfolk kayakers with a combined age of 245 years are taking to the water this month in a bid to raise £10,000 for rural mental health charity You Are… HEALTH AND WELLBEINGHerdsman loses weight and falls back in love with farmingA Wiltshire dairy farmworker who lost nearly 60kg in weight says transforming his health has helped him “fall back in love with farming again”. Dan Chivers, from Lyneham, lost 58.06kg… HEALTH AND WELLBEINGHawkstone Farmers Choir gives £100,000 mental health boostThe Hawkstone Farmers Choir and Hawkstone Brewery are donating £100,000 to farming and mental health charities following the choir’s Britain’s Got Talent success. The choir handed over £50,000 at Jeremy… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Steve missed my farm, but he hit my last nerveI’ve just spent a few days away with my best mates from the old Harper Adams days. We decided to end the summer with a 15-mile walk along a section… COMMUNITYBritain’s Fittest Farmer 2026: Meet the finalistsThe competition has been as scorching as the weather this year, and our 35 finalists guarantee that the ultimate showdown will be just as hotly contested as the qualifiers. We… COMMUNITYFarmer braves body wax to raise £10,000 for charitiesA Warwickshire farmer and livestock haulier has endured a chest and back wax – and sacrificed both eyebrows – to raise more than £10,000 for charity. David Mawby, who farms… COMMUNITYSheep auction raises £7,000 in memory of Will PedleyA North of England Mule shearling sold in memory of 15-year-old Will Pedley has raised more than £7,000 for suicide prevention charity Papyrus. The ewe, Wilma, went under the hammer… Young farmersSee all YOUNG FARMERSRebekah Housden: Rain and autumn brings invasion of midgesSeptember brings back the familiar daily rain to our small oasis in North Cumbria, signalling an imminent breeding season for the sheep. Travelling to the other end of the county… YOUNG FARMERSBen Blacker: 5 takeaways from this year's flash harvestHarvest has come and gone in a flash this year. Apart from oilseed rape, yields have been disappointing – particularly considering how promising things looked two months ago, before the… COMMUNITYWelsh farms urged to open doors to young peopleFarmers across Wales are being urged to help bring young people into agriculture by offering farm visits, work experience and employment opportunities. The National Lottery-funded Green Careers Pathway supports 16-… YOUNG FARMERSJess Tilley-Moore: Use sheep medicines more responsiblyIf in doubt, drench it. 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We decided to end the summer with a 15-mile walk along a section… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: How shank beat schnitzel in the warDid everyone get the government emergency alert on their phones last week? At the time I was coaching a rugby training session with my under-14s girls, who need very little… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Losing a fight with a blackberry bushWhat passes for a romantic date these days, the present Mrs Evans and I have just returned from a very pleasant evening spent blackberry picking along the wood that borders… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Tractors, tears and a whole lot of troubleNever work with children or animals, the American comedian WC Fields once said. As someone who currently works with both on a daily basis, I heartily agree with the man.… Health and wellbeingSee all HEALTH AND WELLBEING‘It happens here’: Farming urged to confront domestic abuseDomestic abuse is not an urban problem that occasionally reaches the countryside. It happens behind farmhouse doors too, where aspects of rural and farming life can make it extraordinarily difficult… HEALTH AND WELLBEINGHerdsman loses weight and falls back in love with farmingA Wiltshire dairy farmworker who lost nearly 60kg in weight says transforming his health has helped him “fall back in love with farming again”. Dan Chivers, from Lyneham, lost 58.06kg… HEALTH AND WELLBEINGHawkstone Farmers Choir gives £100,000 mental health boostThe Hawkstone Farmers Choir and Hawkstone Brewery are donating £100,000 to farming and mental health charities following the choir’s Britain’s Got Talent success. The choir handed over £50,000 at Jeremy… COMMUNITYFarmers choir trains to tackle mental health conversationsMembers of the Hawkstone Farmers Choir have completed mental health training to help them support people struggling in farming communities. The choir completed the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution’s (Rabi) one-day course… Videos and photo storiesSee all FARMLIFE FRAMEDHarvest Photo Comp 2026: Your top shotsA huge thankyou to everyone who entered Farmers Weekly’s annual harvest photo competition. In what was a record year for speedy harvests, we had over 1,300 stunning images submitted to the… FARMLIFE FRAMED7 glorious Harvest Photo Competition entries so farPhotos 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 FRAMEDPhoto of the Week: Dolly and Annie make winning teamThis 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 FRAMEDPhoto of the Week: Yarrow the bull chillin' in the sunshineThis 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… Most popular this week
