Author Posts: Farmers Guide

As lockdown restrictions continue to ease across the UK, more and more people are venturing into the great outdoors to enjoy some fresh air and get their daily dose of exercise. But for farmers, this can mean an influx of strangers walking across their land. 

Join the Rural Business Network online on Thursday 16th July at 7pm for their Planning and Development event.

This year’s NMR RABDF Gold Cup competition, which is celebrating its 100th year, has now opened for entries.

The UK planted area for potatoes has held up despite a turbulent season for growers, according to the AHDB.

The British Cattle Breeders Club Conference will be held virtually in 2021 due to uncertainty caused by Covid-19. 

A website created to help farmers find fruit and veg pickers in the Covid-19 crisis, which has resulted in a shortage of overseas workers, has now registered 25,000 people.

US and UK scientists have decoded the entire genetic make-up of pigs – a development that will aid the discovery of genetic variations linked to key traits.

Farmers in Severn Trent priority catchments are being encouraged to sign up to the Farm to Tap scheme to receive up to £5/ha for protecting watercourses from metaldehyde.

Telford’s annual UK Dairy Day has become the latest event in the farming calendar to be postponed or cancelled following the Covid-19 pandemic.

The second year of a campaign by the British levy bodies has succeeded in reaching 17 million people, helping to bring a more balanced perspective to public discussion around the health properties of red meat.

It is with regret that the National Sheep Association (NSA) is today announcing the unfortunate cancellation of this years NSA Sheep Event 2020.

NFUS is in discussion with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) on the importance of access to driving tests for the agricultural workforce, particularly in the run up to harvest.