Following five years as a board director, Jean McLean has recently been appointed as the new Chairperson and has already hit the ground running, supporting the team and the board. Jean farms in ...

After record breaking temperatures and drought this year, many discussions at the show highlighted how trees are “urgently” needed to provide shelter for livestock and crops while also providing ...

In these challenging times for the UK's agricultural sector, the issue of farm subsidies is a significant concern for every stakeholder in the industry. At this year's premier winter livestock event, ...

Instead, farmers should wait for grass to green up before applying nitrogen. For those in NVZs in England and Wales, there is some flexibility, with up to 80kgs of chemical nitrogen permitted between ...

UK farmers are increasingly turning to generative artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT to guide their decision-making, whilst continuing to value trusted agricultural brands and face-to-face ...

Young sheep farmers across the UK are being given the chance to access tailored, professional advice free of charge this autumn, thanks to a competition launched today by the National Sheep ...

By Stacey Branson .Stacey Branson, Farmer & Natural England Catchment Sensitive Farming Adviser. I was in the main farmyard when we got the phone call about the fire. I walked out ...

Ed Miliband, the Energy Security and Net Zero secretary, has backed biomethane as a "practical and cost-effective" means to achieve net zero but has given no commitment to sorting out the anomaly in ...

The National Sheep Association (NSA) has welcomed the publication of a new Statement of Intent on UK Veterinary Vaccine Availability, from the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD), as an important ...

Zengxian Zhao, the man who cut the trees in the first place, laughed at Shantha's memory of the event. "He was initially shocked, but he's been convinced and is spreading the word," said Zengxian, an ...

In a letter to both the newly appointed Secretary of State and Minister of State, the FUW President Ian Rickman congratulated them on their new roles and expressed a strong desire to build a ...

The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has welcomed a report published earlier this week by MPs highlighting the dangers posed by illegal meat imports and urging the UK Government to take immediate action ...