Gun owners urged to respond to major firearms consultation
Farmers Weekly Minister for crime and policing Chris Philp has launched a new eight-week consultation looking into firearms and shotgun licensing, in a move that has been branded by rural sports organisations as “the most important in 35 years”. Key recommendations made by the minister include the mandatory involvement of GPs in approving licence applications, […]
Triplet surprise for Dorset beef farmer
Farmers Weekly Clarity is urgently needed on future funding for farming in Wales, says the newly elected president of the Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW). Ian Rickman, a second-generation Carmarthenshire sheep and beef farmer, said the industry was in the dark about how farming would be supported after farmers had received their final full Basic […]
Farmers Weekly Podcast Ep 163: Regenerative v conventional farming – who’s winning?
Farmers Weekly Clarity is urgently needed on future funding for farming in Wales, says the newly elected president of the Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW). Ian Rickman, a second-generation Carmarthenshire sheep and beef farmer, said the industry was in the dark about how farming would be supported after farmers had received their final full Basic […]
New FUW president shares future farming funding fears for Wales
Farmers Weekly Clarity is urgently needed on future funding for farming in Wales, says the newly elected president of the Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW). Ian Rickman, a second-generation Carmarthenshire sheep and beef farmer, said the industry was in the dark about how farming would be supported after farmers had received their final full Basic […]
Fire service issues bale storage advice after barn fires
Farmers Weekly As the warm, dry weather continues, the Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service has issued warnings to farmers after a recent spike in the number of barn fires. Each year in the UK an average of 1,600 agricultural buildings and 85,000 areas of grassland are destroyed by fire, with increased risk […]
Opinion: I’m tired of listening to ‘LMFAOs’
Farmers Weekly As the warm, dry weather continues, the Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service has issued warnings to farmers after a recent spike in the number of barn fires. Each year in the UK an average of 1,600 agricultural buildings and 85,000 areas of grassland are destroyed by fire, with increased risk […]
This Week in Farming: Groundswell, muck and profiteering
Farmers Weekly Howdy and welcome to another edition of This Week in Farming, a run-through of the best of this week’s Farmers Weekly content. Here are five topics from the past seven days that you really won’t want to have missed. Muck and nutrient special Where there’s muck, there’s money, as the saying goes – […]
Maize industry seeks emergency use of seed treatments
Farmers Weekly Industry leaders are set to apply for the emergency use of three essential maize seed dressings for the 2024 season. An application for emergency authorisation to use three maize seed dressings is expected to be submitted to the Chemicals Regulation Division (CRD) of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) next week. Due to […]