Author Posts: Aleksandra Cupriak

As temperatures have been very high across the UK in recent days, AHDB has issued practical guidance to help farmers protect cattle and sheep from heat stress.

Animal rights activists have called for a sheep racing festival with a 30-year-long tradition to be banned.

The regenerative agriculture event Groundswell was attended by a special guest, the Prince of Wales, who has offered British farmers his “respect and encouragement”. 

After months of lobbying to protect housing for farm workers, NFU has secured support from the House of Lords after peers backed an amendment to the Renters’ Rights Bill.

Three farmers have received £11,500 in compensation following a livestock worrying incident in which 15 sheep were killed and another 15 were injured.

A Welsh dairy farming family has won a major court case against the Home Office after its company was fined £360,000 for employing illegal workers.

UK government has just announced the opening of a new round of the £150 million capital grants offer.

UK farmers are firing up their combines earlier than usual, making a start on harvest 2025. Farmers Guide will be tracking harvest progress throughout the summer, with regular updates from farms across the country.

Ernest Doe & Sons announced the sale of its Case IH agricultural business based in Woodchurch, Ashford, to Haynes Bros ltd.  

After four years of proceedings, egg producer Fridays Limited has won a case over the scope and application of the agricultural exemption from business rates.

A farming industry leader has responded to the latest DEFRA announcement that funding for Environment Agency farm inspections will double. The news coincides with the announcement of steep cuts to farming grants.

Clarkson’s Farm star Kaleb Cooper became a local hero after he acted quickly to avoid potential accidents from a hydraulic fluid spill on a road close to Diddly Squat farm.