Ten students and young farmers have been chosen to lead the NFU’s first group of Student and Young Farmer Ambassadors, giving them a unique opportunity to represent the next generation of farmers for the NFU. The ten ambassadors have been chosen
A care farm near Ottery St Mary has been celebrated for its therapeutic care for individuals with special needs. Luke and Emily Knight of Knights Farm have won the 2019 Devon Farm Diversification award, sponsored by the Western Counties Agricultural
Mycoplasma Bovis is a significant drain on beef and dairy farms, and it’s vital that the industry takes steps to eradicate it. “We have definitely been diagnosing more M. Bovis in the past five years, and it’s pretty widespread across the country
Dairy farmers from across the South West are invited to attend a specialist open day next month which aims to provide guests with the advice and practical support needed to help them maximise their maize yields. The Maize Growers Open Day is hosted
No-till potatoes grown under a straw mulch could help farmers to restore degraded arable soils cost-effectively if used as a cash crop within a regenerative cropping rotation. Presenting results from a four year trial at the recent Groundswell conservation
Research carried out following the second year of a marketing campaign to reignite the love of dairy has shown positive results, with 11 per cent more young parents now certain to buy dairy products. The study also showed an eight per cent fall
Southdown trade topped at 900gns at Worcester on Saturday (10 August), with a shearling ram from Jonathan Long’s Chaileybrook flock, Bishops Frome, Herefordshire. This one lead the prices after the flock had clinched three of the four class wins in
