Farm Life News

As the government prepares to consult on proposals to merge Sections 1 (rifles) and 2 (shotguns) of firearms licensing, Bill Harriman, BASC director of firearms, offers advice on the landowner’s responsibilities when it comes to gun use and shoots on your land.

Graham Miles, Suffolk’s agricultural chaplain for the past six years, has resigned with immediate effect. He will now focus on leading a new farming organisation.

Scottish agricultural charity RSABI is urging farmers to check on the welfare of neighbours, especially those in their communities who are elderly or vulnerable, as wintry conditions are set to continue.

Next year, Open Farm Sunday celebrates 20 years of connecting people with sustainable farming and food production. To inspire even more farms to take part next year, event organiser LEAF has developed a comprehensive support package for all host farmers.

With many farming and crofting families worrying about the cost of heating their homes this winter, RSABI is reminding the agricultural community about its Help for Heating payments, which provide a minimum of £400 to help heat homes this winter. 

Farmers from across six counties took part in a Christmas tractor run in London last night to thank the public for their support over the past year. 

Addington Fund has announced the relaunch of its ‘Give a Little, Make a Lot’ scheme, which invites farmers to make a small donation each time they sell livestock, helping raise essential funds to support the farming community across England and Wales.

Yorkshire farmers are able to access potentially lifesaving health and wellbeing checks when they head to a county livestock market. 

Organisers of the Suffolk Tractor Light Parade 2025, which is set to take place next month, have warned the public to be cautious of scammers requesting payment to reserve a spot.  

To mark Remembrance Day, we caught up with farmer’s son and British Army sergeant Rob Duchesne, about how he balances farm work and army life.

The latest Jeremy Clarkson book, Diddly Squat: The Farmer’s Dog, has just been released.

A major initiative to celebrate the huge contribution of older people to Scottish agriculture is being launched by RSABI this week.