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NEWS

Farmers targeted by mass planning objections

Farmers are facing co-ordinated campaigns of intimidation, with planning objections increasingly used by foreign activists to block legitimate pig, poultry, and dairy projects. Industry leaders have accused activist group Communities…

BUSINESS

Farm Rents data shows mixed picture in England

The latest Farm Rents statistical notice from Defra reveals a mixed picture for agricultural tenants in England, with some convergence emerging between tenancy types. Covering the period from March 2024…

ENVIRONMENT

Farmers in England to gain stronger deer control powers

Farmers, land managers and foresters across England will be given faster, simpler powers to control deer under a new 10-year government strategy aimed at protecting crops, timber and wildlife. The…

BEEF

Northern Ireland consults on mandatory EID tags for calves

Farmers in Northern Ireland are being urged to share their views on mandatory electronic identification (EID) for newborn cattle as the government consultation nears its end. The Department of Agriculture,…

CALVING

Assisted calving: Advice on how and when to help

Some calving cows and heifers may just need more time to go through the different stages of labour, rather than have immediate assistance to get the calf out quickly. Yet…

WORKSHOP SKILLS

Inventions Comp 2026: Hej Harvester wins complex category

Jim George has won first place in our complex category. Hedgetrimming needn’t be an unprofitable job loathed by farmers and contractors across the land, reckons Jim George, who has devised…

OPINION

Editor's View: I'm all for civil servants and farmers mixing

What has been the greatest farming controversy of this still relatively young year so far? Some of you will answer the sorry state of the Sustainable Farming Incentive, our lead…

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

7 ways to beef up your farm’s cybersecurity

Farming is a critical part of national infrastructure, yet many farmers still underestimate the risk that cybercrime poses to their businesses. With farms becoming increasingly reliant on digital technology, from…

LAND MARKETS

Early-season farmland launches in Essex, Cumbria and Cornwall

A mixed-use farming estate in Essex with 652 acres of mostly Grade 2 land is for sale for the first time in almost 300 years. The Wormingford Hall Estate near…

LIVESTOCK DISEASES

South Africa secure vaccine to tackle foot-and-mouth

The South African government has classified an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the country as a “national disaster” and has started to produce its own vaccine for the first…

CROP SELECTION

Maize for anaerobic digestion - how do the numbers stack up?

Growing maize to supply a local anaerobic digestion plant may look attractive for farmers in the right location, however haulage costs and yield variability can “make or break” profitability That’s…

FARMER FOCUS

Farmer Focus: New baby and new bull lift winter gloom

It's been very, very wet. Since my last article, we have had the worst six weeks of winter weather I can remember for a long time. The first days of…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: Staying alive - the first rule of farming

Like many middle-aged farmers who’re lucky enough to still have their old man around, I sometimes worry about mine. Not because he’s losing his marbles yet, you understand. Rather, the…

WORKSHOP SKILLS

Inventions Comp 2026: John Carrick's novel feed hopper filler

John Carrick has won second place in our complex category. In need of a more efficient method of topping up large in-field sheep feed hoppers, John Carrick hatched a plan…

COMMUNITY

Book competition seeks farm children’s stories

Small family farms across England are being invited to share their lived experiences through a new children’s book competition launched by Buck’s Agricultural Project Management and Lamira Studio. The initiative…