Campaign to protect British food and farming
30th September 2020
Chefs and celebrities are urging the public to write to their MP calling for a block on low-quality food imports, as politicians gear up to vote on the Agriculture Bill.
Pioneering farmer creates gin ‘inspired by the countryside’
29th September 2020
Farmer Tom Warner and founder of Warner’s Gin, diversified his family’s livestock farm back in 2012, with no idea that he was about to trigger the trend for flavoured artisan
Hold nerve with blackgrass infested fields
25th September 2020
Continue to hold off drilling winter wheat fields where blackgrass is a worry until early October where possible, or mid-October in the worst fields, says agronomy firm ProCam. Drilling before
Agri-contracting set to become increasingly important
23rd September 2020
Supporting farm income has been cited as the main reason for offering agricultural contracting services, according to a survey by NFU Mutual. “There has been considerable growth in the agricultural
Entrepreneurial duo contributing to sustainable farming
11th August 2020
Two entrepreneurs who started their business at the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) are growing a community of consumers passionate about having a say in where their food comes from. Alumni
New trailed stubble cultivator from Pöttinger
10th August 2020
With the new Terria stubble cultivator line in the trailed stubble cultivator sector Pöttinger presents a new solution that will be available from November 2020. With working widths of 4.0
26 ways farmers are doing their bit for net zero
9th August 2020
The NFU has published 26 examples of how farmers are working towards net zero on their farms, showing how other farmers can make changes to their businesses to help achieve
Lowering carbon emissions using sustainable diesel alternative
7th August 2020
Fuel & Lubricant distributor, New Era Fuels Ltd., has teamed up with Green Biofuels to provide Green D+ (an enhanced form of HVO – hydrotreated vegetable oil), a low emission
Try before you buy – Nordic quality glamping pods
6th August 2020
Cabins, Logs & Pods Ltd is the official distributor of Astel Garden timber products in the UK. Based in Leyland, Lancashire, it is ideally geographically located to be able to
Rural crime rises to £54 million as criminal gangs target farm machinery and livestock
4th August 2020
Cost of rural crime at eight year high – up almost 9% in just 12 months Coronavirus effect sees livestock rustling incidents Concern rural crime expected to escalate as economic