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Schoolboy artist captures 'Cheerful Charlie' in new portrait

Visitors to the Lincolnshire Show (17-18 June) watched a portrait of Clarkson’s Farm adviser Charlie Ireland come to life over two days on a school stand. The artwork, created live…

YOUNG FARMERS

Ben Blacker: It's a 'no' for now to diversification

June is the month when I start questioning whether arable farming on its own is still enough. Most of my days are spent roguing crops for weeds. It’s hard, repetitive…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Clarkson urges men to ‘get checked’ after cancer diagnosis

Jeremy Clarkson has revealed he is in remission from prostate cancer and urged others not to ignore routine checks after his diagnosis was caught early. The broadcaster and Diddly Squat…

COLLEGES

Farm open days teach schoolchildren about practical farming

Schoolchildren from Merseyside and Suffolk have been learning more about practical farming and what is actually involved in producing the food on their plates. The north-west event was held on…

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…

COLLEGES

New agriculture BTEC aims to open farming careers to pupils

A school on the Scottish-English border is introducing a new agriculture BTEC (Business and Technology Education Council) qualification in a bid to encourage more young people to pursue farming and…

COLLEGES

New agriculture BTEC aims to open farming careers to pupils

A school on the Scottish-English border is introducing a new agriculture BTEC (Business and Technology Education Council) qualification in a bid to encourage more young people to pursue farming and…

COMMUNITY

Rsabi raise more than £14,000 through football fundraiser

Scottish farming charity the Royal Scottish Agricultural Benevolent Institution (Rsabi) has successfully raised more than £14,000 through a “Farmer Football” tournament. Twelve teams took part in the seven-side tournament at…

COMMUNITY

Why Clarkson's Farm star has launched Only Farmers app

Diversified farmers looking to find more customers have a new ally in the online fight for attention: Clarkson’s Farm star Lisa Hogan. She and her son, Wolfe Bentinck, have launched…

COLLEGES

School-farm partnership puts agriculture on the curriculum

A Hampshire secondary school is using farm visits to bring classroom learning to life and introduce pupils to careers in agriculture, sustainability and the environment. This term, 15 students from…

YOUNG FARMERS

Jess Tilley-Moore: Ag education must inspire new entrants

It tends to confuse people when they find out I own a flock of pedigree sheep at 20 years old – mainly because I’m young, female and didn’t grow up…

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.…

YOUNG FARMERS

Cereals 2026: RAU team win crop competition

A team of students from the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) have been crowned the winner of this year’s AICC Ceres Rural Crop Challenge 2026 at Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat Farm.…

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YOUNG FARMERS

Ben Blacker: It's a 'no' for now to diversification

June is the month when I start questioning whether arable farming on its own is still enough. Most of my days are spent roguing crops for weeds. It’s hard, repetitive…

YOUNG FARMERS

Jess Tilley-Moore: Ag education must inspire new entrants

It tends to confuse people when they find out I own a flock of pedigree sheep at 20 years old – mainly because I’m young, female and didn’t grow up…

YOUNG FARMERS

Cereals 2026: RAU team win crop competition

A team of students from the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) have been crowned the winner of this year’s AICC Ceres Rural Crop Challenge 2026 at Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat Farm.…

YOUNG FARMERS

Jon Watt: Don't shut away the next gen in the farm office

The role of a young person on a farm years ago typically started with rolling and harrowing, gradually progressing up the jobs as they were trusted more. Nowadays, said young…

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…

BRITAIN'S FITTEST FARMER

Britain's Fittest Farmer: Enter your team for new event

With the first Britain’s Fittest Farmer qualifiers fast approaching on 10 June at Cereals, held at Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat Farm, there is still time to enter Britain’s Fittest Farm…

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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…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: Forage, ferrying and a few favours called in

In the illustrious 92-year history of the nation’s most popular and prestigious farming publication, I doubt anyone’s ever started a column with a fervent expression of love for the legendary…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: Chwilboeth chaos and sweaty silage camaraderie

I’m writing this on the hottest day of the year (so far). It’s 31C outside, which is a temperature everyone knows Welsh people biologically cannot function in, so I’ve hastily…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: Your alternative, doom-free, farming news

I’m no psychologist, but I often wonder if the mental health crisis that’s gripping our society is in large part due to us being bombarded by negative news on a…

 
 
 

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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).…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Farmers in Wales raise £1,980 for Prostate Cymru

Farmers in Wales have raised almost £2,000 for Prostate Cymru to help fund awareness campaigns, improve access to testing and treatment, and support men and families affected by prostate cancer.…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

How on-farm adaptations are helping ease physical strain

Bad backs, bad necks, bad knees, bad shoulders. For many farmers, problems like these are simply part of the job – the result of years spent lifting, carrying, bending and…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Farmers encouraged to take action on mental health this May

Farmers and rural communities are being encouraged to take practical steps to support mental wellbeing as Mental Health Awareness Week returns from 11-17 May with the theme “Action”. The Mental…

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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…