All news articles NEWSOpinion: Organic farming – key to longer-term food securityIn 2022, the global organic farming area increased by more than 20m ha, to a total of 96m ha. These figures reveal a widespread recognition that organic represents a multi-faceted… NEWSYeo Valley to remove 'incorrect' UK topsoil losses statYeo Valley has decided to remove an “incorrect” statistic about UK topsoil erosion from its vanilla ice-cream after a farmer questioned its validity. Northamptonshire farmer Joe Adams, from Thrupp Farms… NEWSThis Week in Farming: Strikes, SFI on the cheap and dairy tipsWelcome back to another edition of This Week in Farming, your regular round-up of the best content from Farmers Weekly. But first, have you found the sun cream? It was… OPINIONOpinion: Would farmers vote 'none of the above'?Elections are in the news. In India, nearly a billion people are engaged in a lengthy voting process. Earlier this year the Russians re-elected President Putin, and in November the… EVENTSWinners named in inaugural Women in Agriculture AwardsTwelve women have been honoured as winners in a new awards scheme which aims to recognise and reward women in agriculture. The first ever National Women In Agriculture Awards was… LIVESTOCK DISEASESBSE case confirmed on farm in ScotlandA case of classical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has been confirmed by the Scottish government on a farm in Ayrshire, Scotland. It was identified as part of routine testing and… WEATHERDefra secretary promises more help for flood-hit farmersFurther help for farmers hit by incessant wet weather and flooding this winter and spring is on the way, with derogations planned for environmental schemes, and an extension of the… NEWSUK farmers 'on the brink' amid financial and mental pressuresBritish farmers are “on the brink” of quitting the industry following months of wet weather and low profits, farming groups have warned. Prolonged wet weather, squeezed margins and falling farm… FARM POLICYFarm to Fork summit 2023: Have pledges been met?Last May, prime minister Rishi Sunak agreed to hold a Farm to Fork food security summit at Number 10. Multiple promises were made by the government after the meeting, but… NEWSEditor's View: Not-so-small soya conundrum needs resolvingWhat dish or food product is regularly on your household shopping list that didn’t feature a couple of decades ago? Perhaps none, perhaps plenty. There is a bewildering churn of… ENVIRONMENTWaitrose to support farmers to transition to regen systemsWaitrose has unveiled ambitious plans to support more than 2,000 of its British farmer-suppliers to move to regenerative farming practices. The retailer has been trialling regen and nature-friendly farming practices… NEWSTractor factory workers to strike over ‘pay betrayal’More than 500 workers at a New Holland tractor factory in Basildon, Essex, are set to strike in May over pay disputes, the UK’s leading union says. Unite claims workers… FARM POLICYScots farm leaders welcome new first minister John SwinneyScottish farm leaders have congratulated John Swinney on becoming the seventh first minister for Scotland, and vowed to work together to strengthen the agricultural industry. Mr Swinney, 60, was elected… NEWSNPA rejects Defra's 'method of production' labelling plansPig producers have rejected government plans to introduce new food labels that specify the method of production, saying it will add cost and complexity while failing to deliver on its… FARM POLICYIrranca-Davies: ‘My appointment is opportunity for a reset’Wales’s new cabinet secretary for rural affairs, Huw Irranca-Davies, has admitted "something went awry" in the relationship between the Welsh government and the farming community in recent months, but told… NEWSSon's fundraiser for farmer in murder probe tops £50,000A fundraiser set up to support the family of a farmer accused of shooting dead a suspected burglar has raised more than £50,000 in just a few days. Rob Lomas,… NEWSFW Podcast Ep 204: Industry leaders voice HSE concerns In this episode, industry leaders voice concern after the Health and Safety Executive says it will no longer take a pro-active approach to farm safety. It's been a sticky few… NEWSOpinion: Full marks for 'educational access' optionHow would you like to earn more than £180 an hour without having to leave the farm, learn a new subject or even put on a collar and tie? Don’t… More articles
