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Cold milk feeding delivers strong growth in surplus lamb trial
With labour stretched during peak lambing, new trial results suggest surplus lambs can achieve strong growth rates when reared on cold milk replacer…
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£2m livestock worrying toll sparks Crufts warning to dog owners
Sheep worrying incidents cost UK farmers nearly £2 million last year — and with lambing season under way, the National Sheep Association (NSA) is…
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UK secures top three spot in global food resilience rankings
A stark 42-point gulf between the world’s most and least resilient food systems has been exposed by a major new global index — with the UK ranking…
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Countryside vote up for grabs as manifesto challenges Welsh government
Rural Wales is shaping up to be a decisive front in this year's Senedd elections, with countryside voters warning they feel increasingly overlooked…
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'Please go and get tested': Farmers share prostate cancer message
Prostate cancer now affects one in eight men in the UK — and two Aberdeenshire farmers are urging others not to ignore the warning signs. Pat Machray…
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Farmers and landowners warn mast reforms have slashed rents by 90%
Farmers say mobile mast reforms have slashed rental income by up to 90% — and are warning that further expansion of the regime could drive some to…
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England's shearing stars head to New Zealand for world showdown
England’s shearing elite are preparing to test themselves against the best in the world as the 2026 World Shearing & Wool Handling Championships get…
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Gene-editing laws face High Court showdown in May
Gene-edited crops will face a High Court test in May as campaigners challenge the government’s decision to ease regulation of certain genetically…
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Devon farmer killed in ladder fall during hedge cutting
Farming’s grim safety record has been laid bare once again after a Devon farmer died in a fall while carrying out routine hedge work. In the past…
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Mattress maker backs sheep farmers paid 'mere pennies' for fleece
While many sheep farmers receive “mere pennies” for their fleece, a British mattress manufacturer is betting that full traceability and fairer…
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