Farming minister Spencer forecast to lose seat at election
Farmers Weekly The UK’s police lead for livestock has blasted the government after it dropped the Kept Animals Bill, containing the new Livestock Protection Act. Rob Taylor, wildlife and rural crime co-ordinator for Wales, had spent seven years working on the new act, which seeks tougher penalties for irresponsible dog owners who allow their out-of-control […]
Rural crime tsar’s fury after livestock worrying act dropped
Farmers Weekly The UK’s police lead for livestock has blasted the government after it dropped the Kept Animals Bill, containing the new Livestock Protection Act. Rob Taylor, wildlife and rural crime co-ordinator for Wales, had spent seven years working on the new act, which seeks tougher penalties for irresponsible dog owners who allow their out-of-control […]
Animal rights activists target UK dairy farms
Farmers Weekly Animal rights activists have targeted several dairy farms in the past week, trespassing, filming and, in one case, being verbally abusive. In Staffordshire, three activists wearing baseball caps and hoodies arrived on a farm in a white van with the number plates removed. They were verbally abusive to farmworkers and used camera phones […]
Nominate your 2023 Farming Champion
Farmers Weekly Lots of people in agriculture make a difference, but do you know someone who really goes the extra mile? We’re launching the hunt for the 2023 Farmers Weekly Farming Champion of the Year, so we want to hear about people whose work has made a real difference over the past 12 months. See […]
Opinion: I (mostly) trust the food supply chain
Farmers Weekly Lots of people in agriculture make a difference, but do you know someone who really goes the extra mile? We’re launching the hunt for the 2023 Farmers Weekly Farming Champion of the Year, so we want to hear about people whose work has made a real difference over the past 12 months. See […]
Arable farmer embroiled in council reservoir planning row
Farmers Weekly A Lancashire arable farmer has been issued with a stop notice and enforcement notice on the same day, five months after work began to build a reservoir on his land to irrigate crops. Mr Molyneux who owns a 43ha arable farm in Downholland, West Lancashire, says the borough council is now demanding that […]
Opinion: An alternative model for succession planning
Farmers Weekly I have been on loads of farm tours and I always love seeing how farmers think and operate on their own turf. On every farm I have ever visited, whether large or small, in the UK or overseas, I have always learned something valuable to take home. There is an unspoken code that […]
Opinion: Cybersecurity is crucial to protect food supply
Farmers Weekly First-generation farmer Olly Walker has improved the financial performance and environmental value of his farm by redesigning the landscape to revolve around “nature-focused farming”. Essebeare Farm, a 95ha (235-acre) organic holding in Witheridge, Devon, is home to a 45-head herd of pedigree Red Ruby Devon cattle and a flock of Lleyn and Exlana […]