Charlie Flindt: We need to talk about deer numbers
Farmers Weekly It has been obvious for some time that we need to talk about deer – or, more specifically, the explosion in their numbers. There can’t be a farmer or landowner in the country who hasn’t noticed how numbers have increased. See also: Defra sets out plan to curb soaring deer numbers Fifty years […]
Opinion: Messaging is crucial to securing farming’s future
Farmers Weekly It has been obvious for some time that we need to talk about deer – or, more specifically, the explosion in their numbers. There can’t be a farmer or landowner in the country who hasn’t noticed how numbers have increased. See also: Defra sets out plan to curb soaring deer numbers Fifty years […]
Opinion: How to deliver the feel-good factor with farm assurance
Farmers Weekly Adding value to the agricultural supply chain is an ongoing project. Giving consumers the feel-good factor while choosing how they spend their hard-earned money isn’t easy, but vital if we want to see produce becoming anything more than a commodity. What rings true with the consumer is ever-changing, and while we strain to […]
Australia-UK free trade deal approval reignites farmer concerns
Farmers Weekly The herd of peaceful Hereford cattle gazing out from the front cover this week don’t know how important they are. This magnificent breed has served farming families and the consumer for many hundreds of years in a variety of roles. First their ancestors pulled the ploughs through Herefordshire’s famed red soil before finally […]
Editor’s view: All hail the mixed farm
Farmers Weekly The herd of peaceful Hereford cattle gazing out from the front cover this week don’t know how important they are. This magnificent breed has served farming families and the consumer for many hundreds of years in a variety of roles. First their ancestors pulled the ploughs through Herefordshire’s famed red soil before finally […]
Scottish Ag Bill must prioritise food production, says NFUS
Farmers Weekly The herd of peaceful Hereford cattle gazing out from the front cover this week don’t know how important they are. This magnificent breed has served farming families and the consumer for many hundreds of years in a variety of roles. First their ancestors pulled the ploughs through Herefordshire’s famed red soil before finally […]
Tributes paid to former NFUS president Sir Ian Grant
Farmers Weekly Scottish farming industry leaders have paid warm tributes to former NFU Scotland (NFUS) president Sir Ian Grant CBE, who has died aged 79. Leading the tributes, NFUS president Martin Kennedy said: “Sir Ian was a truly remarkable person, and few will have ever given greater service to the agricultural industry, the rural sector […]
Pig and Poultry Fair leaves Stoneleigh due to lack of space
Farmers Weekly The organiser of the British Pig and Poultry Fair has moved the event to the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham to avoid downsizing the popular show. The biennial event will take place at the NEC from 2024 after the Royal Agricultural Society of England (Rase) was told the space available at its […]