Farmer left stunned by council ultimatum to remove concrete blocks
Farmers Weekly Former Conservative MP and Environment, Food and Rural Affairs committee chairman Neil Parish, who quit after he admitted watching pornography, is considering a return to politics. In an interview with Times Radio, Mr Parish said he felt he had “unfinished business” at Westminster and was considering standing at the next general election. He […]
‘Tractor-porn’ ex-MP Parish eyes return to politics
Farmers Weekly Former Conservative MP and Environment, Food and Rural Affairs committee chairman Neil Parish, who quit after he admitted watching pornography, is considering a return to politics. In an interview with Times Radio, Mr Parish said he felt he had “unfinished business” at Westminster and was considering standing at the next general election. He […]
Sheep worrying advice for lambing time
Farmers Weekly As lambing season gets under way, a string of recent sheep worrying incidents have left farmers asking what they can do to try to protect their flocks when they are at their most vulnerable. The latest incident, which saw 27 ewes killed in a dog attack in Sittingbourne, Kent, between Christmas and the […]
This Week in Farming: Lamma, lambing and breed snobbery
Farmers Weekly Hello and welcome to another edition of This Week in Farming, your round-up of the biggest news from the Farmers Weekly website in the past seven days. Here are the five topics that dominated the news agenda this week and a look ahead to what’s coming up on the next edition of the […]
Opinion: People are still farming’s greatest asset
Farmers Weekly Hello and welcome to another edition of This Week in Farming, your round-up of the biggest news from the Farmers Weekly website in the past seven days. Here are the five topics that dominated the news agenda this week and a look ahead to what’s coming up on the next edition of the […]
Young farmers go ‘off pasture’ for NFYFC ski trip
Farmers Weekly Hello and welcome to another edition of This Week in Farming, your round-up of the biggest news from the Farmers Weekly website in the past seven days. Here are the five topics that dominated the news agenda this week and a look ahead to what’s coming up on the next edition of the […]
Huge success for Farmers Weekly Podcast
Farmers Weekly The Farmers Weekly Podcast has been confirmed as one of the most popular in the UK, being ranked in the top 5% of all the podcasts hosted by the Buzzsprout platform. In total, it was downloaded almost 300,000 times during 2022, with each episode entertaining more than 5,000 listeners. See also: Catch the […]
NFU warns of scammers claiming to be energy company
Farmers Weekly Scammers claiming to be NFU Energy suppliers are targeting farm businesses, the union has warned. NFU Energy provides advice and practical support to rural businesses and acts as a buying group to achieve discounts for its members. See also: Farming left out of Energy Bill Discount Scheme But the NFU has received reports […]