Dutch city to ban meat advertising in anti-livestock gesture
Farmers Weekly A Dutch city has sparked fury among farmers after it decided to ban all meat advertising, citing the contribution of meat production towards climate change. From 2024, the city of Haarlem in the northwest of the country will ban all public advertisements of meat, such as on buses, bus shelters and public hoardings. […]
Memorial service to honour Leaf ambassador Caroline Drummond
Farmers Weekly The farming and food industry will come together for a service of thanksgiving to celebrate the life and achievements of Caroline Drummond MBE. A hugely popular and much-loved member of the farming community, Caroline passed away on 23 May this year after a short illness. She was well known for her passion for […]
Opinion: Farming voice has been lost in new Scots ‘ag bill’ proposals
Farmers Weekly The long-awaited consultation on Scotland’s upcoming Agriculture Bill has finally had its turn on the printers at Holyrood – the timing of which is overdue for many struggling to plan for the future in a rapidly changing, inflationary market. Many reading the proposals, however, may be forgiven for thinking it is more of […]
War of words erupts as gene-editing bill looms
Farmers Weekly Wording in the draft legislation for a bill covering gene-editing is potentially misleading to the public, a group of 50 international scientists and policy experts has claimed. The group has written to the government ahead of the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill’s third reading in parliament. Campaigners against the technology have suggested the […]
Man jailed for killing 120 pigs in £750,000 farm arson spree
Farmers Weekly An arsonist who torched three Norfolk farms, which police said caused about £750,000 worth of damage and killed 120 pigs, has been jailed for four years. Jordan Chenery, 23, appeared at Norwich Magistrates’ Court on Thursday 8 September, after pleading guilty to three counts of arson, having previously denied the offences. The charges […]
Farmers Weekly Podcast Ep 123: ‘The day I met the Queen’ – farmers remember
Farmers Weekly An arsonist who torched three Norfolk farms, which police said caused about £750,000 worth of damage and killed 120 pigs, has been jailed for four years. Jordan Chenery, 23, appeared at Norwich Magistrates’ Court on Thursday 8 September, after pleading guilty to three counts of arson, having previously denied the offences. The charges […]
Scottish farmers form tractor guard of honour for the Queen
Farmers Weekly Scottish farmers formed a guard of honour with their tractors in the Aberdeenshire countryside to pay homage to the Queen. Dozens of tractors lined the route of the Queen’s funeral cortege between Banchory and Aberdeen city, an area the monarch loved very much. Farmers have positioned their tractors to form a guard of […]
MPs visit farm that uses technology to cut slurry emissions
Farmers Weekly A cross-party group of MPs has viewed on-farm technology capable of slashing methane and ammonia emissions from stored slurry. The Environmental Food and Rural Affairs (Efra) committee MPs visited Holly Green Farm, near Prince’s Risborough, Bedfordshire, on 8 September as part of an ongoing food security inquiry. See also: Dutch farmer protests derail […]