4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1154+ words) Diversifying into egg production has helped one family secure the future of their Welsh upland farm and create a business capable of supporting the next generation. Gareth and Rhianon Jones had been running a 70-cow suckler herd and 500 ewes at…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (377+ words) A few weeks ago I got one of those emails you dread: The Environment Agency wish to do a farm inspection. Of course it would have to be right in the middle of harvest. However, I was pleasantly surprised the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (400+ words) Welsh farmers could see an end to fixed slurry spreading dates as the government develops plans for a more flexible approach. Rural resilience minister Llyr Gruffydd has committed to removing the closed period under Wales’ Control of Agricultural Pollution regulations,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1689+ words) Whether it’s a legal, tax, finance or management question, Farmers Weekly’s expert panel can help. Here, Duncan Sigournay, a partner and head of agriculture at law firm Thrings, and Carter Jonas associate Caroline Raspison, give advice on considerations in negotiating…...

3+ week, 56+ min ago   (452+ words) Bernard Matthews has warned that more food manufacturing sites and farms could close unless the government acts to strengthen Britain’s food supply chain after announcing the closure of its Derby processing plant with the loss of about 600 jobs. The poultry…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (326+ words) If in doubt, drench it. Not everyone says that, but we’ve all met someone who’s convinced a wormer can solve just about anything. As a 20-year-old first-generation farmer with my own pedigree Greyface Dartmoor flock and being an AMTRA SQP,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (360+ words) Defra has confirmed its £65m drought package will not include targeted hardship payments for farmers suffering the greatest losses, while the £50m boost to the Sustainable Farming Incentive 2026 will be open to all eligible English farmers. The department has also confirmed there…...

1+ mon, 5+ hour ago   (1336+ words) When cybercriminals targeted Marks & Spencer earlier this year, the disruption quickly spread. It was one of the UK’s most high-profile retail cyberattacks, exposing how problems at a single business can reverberate through the food supply chain. For the people and…...