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Will's World: Fresh perspectives on a Roman holiday

It’s a miracle I brought them all back home with me. First there was the policeman at the airport who checked our passports. His tailored uniform was designed to show…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

FCN urges farmers to get early cancer signs checked by GP

The Farming Community Network (FCN) has launched a new campaign, in partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support, to encourage the early detection of cancer. FCN’s Nip it in the Bud campaign…

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Charity partnership celebrates LGBTQ+ voices in agriculture

A partnership has been formed between farmer Graham Clarke, ex-NFU regional director Adam Bedford, and Leeds-based LGBTQ+ charity Out Together. The mission? To create a rural LGBTQ+ community honouring lifelong…

COMMUNITY

OFC 2025: Campaigner to shine a light on food poverty

The Oxford Farming Conference returns in January , with Farmers Weekly as the media partner. Here we talk to speaker, food poverty campaigner Dominic Watters  Dominic Watters lives in Canterbury,…

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Knitters raise awareness for Scots rural charity Rsabi

A church-based knitting group is producing dozens of woolly hats for farmers this winter, to keep them warm and provide a point of contact to a Scottish agricultural charity. Members…

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Farmers thank public for support at Lord Mayor’s parade

British farmers and growers have thanked the public for their support in the annual Lord Mayor’s Show, with a parade through central London highlighting their essential role in food production…

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Olivia Rohll: Ag college prepares next gen for the industry

I loved my time at the Royal Agricultural University (RAU). I was only there for a year, but that was more than enough to get a sense of the huge…

YOUNG FARMERS

Alasdair Boden: 'Accidental' farmers bring fresh ideas

Christmas morning 1994 and, under the tree in our suburban house, was a wooden model farm. It wasn’t for me, it was for my brother. I was the one documenting…

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Lucy Walker: Frustration at fields filled with ramblers

With 20m people living within a one-hour drive of the Peak District, it sometimes seems like 19 million of them walk through our fields on a Sunday afternoon. This is…

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Fergus MacGregor: Maintenance mistake sparks new approach

Heading out on a crisp Saturday morning, I was looking forward to my day drilling winter wheat. The evening before I had calibrated up and reminded myself how to use…

Will's World

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WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: Fresh perspectives on a Roman holiday

It’s a miracle I brought them all back home with me. First there was the policeman at the airport who checked our passports. His tailored uniform was designed to show…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: We can all relate to going 'full Greenwood'

A folk hero, the Oxford English Dictionary tells us, is simply “someone who is admired by the ordinary people of a country or region because of something special they have…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: Jobs can wait for harvest festival recital

I’d said I couldn’t go. We had cattle booked to go to the abattoir that morning, it was forecast to pour with rain all day, and I had a million…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: Why I've made a temporary return to tillage

There’s something about ploughing. I don’t know if it’s the smell of freshly turned earth, the satisfaction of the straight lines and level surfaces, or the solitude and time to…

 
 
 

Health and wellbeing

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Farm Doctor: On the lookout for ticks and Lyme disease

The risk of contracting Lyme disease is potentially higher for people who work in the countryside because it is spread by infected ticks that can lurk in wooded, marshy or…

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Kaleb Cooper's new book focuses on positivity in agriculture

Agriculture may be facing some of the biggest challenges ever right now, but trying to focus on the positives can make an enormous difference – both in terms of improving…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Farm Doctor: What to do if you suffer from hearing loss

Working in agriculture can take its toll on hearing as farmers are exposed to many loud noises which, over time, may damage the inner ear. In fact, farming is an…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Britain’s Fittest Farmer 2024: Winners revealed

Forty agricultural athletes battled it out for one of four top slots in the Britain's Fittest Farmer finals on 15 September. Contestants were tested on mental health awareness and their…

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FARMLIFE FRAMED

Photo of the Week: Fordson restoration makes tractor buddies

This week’s photo of the week, of the iconic, Dagenham-built two-wheel drive Fordson Power Major tractor, was sent in by Carolyn Cameron. The tractor was her grandfather’s (Robert 'Robin' Cameron…

FARMLIFE FRAMED

Photo of the Week: Rainbow arches over winter wheat drilling

Thanks to James Richardson at John Richardson & Son in Gipsey Bridge, Lincolnshire, for this scenic shot of winter drilling framed by a glorious rainbow. David Richardson told Farmers Weekly:…

FARMLIFE FRAMED

Photo of the Week: Super cat on Super Dexta

Next up in our cats ’n’ tractors series... This is 13-year-old Jacsyn atop a 1964 Super Dexta, which is awaiting restoration. Lowri Lloyd Williams, who submitted the photo, says of…

FARMLIFE FRAMED

Photo of the Week: Feline farm security

We’ve all heard of guard dogs, but what about a guard cat? This security-conscious feline surveys the farm yard from the the vantage point of a John 6150R. Who needs…