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Inquiry launched into UK soil health

THE health of soils in the UK – and how it can be addressed – will be considered by…

Defra research in farms

Farmers urged to bid for share of £12.5m Defra research fund in 2023

NEW guidelines on a competition for farming research funding have been released. The Department for Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)…

Baroness Manningham-Buller giving the lecture. Pictures: NFU

Home-grown food is part of UK’s ‘critical national security’, says a former head of MI5 at NFU lecture

A FORMER Director General of MI5 has told farming delegates home-grown food production is part of the UK’s ‘critical…

Turkeys. Photo: Pixabay

Free-range Xmas turkeys in short supply as bird flu measures continue

SUPPLIES of free-range birds – including Christmas turkeys – have been hit ‘very, very hard’ by the bird flu…

The information workshops are being provided as part of the Future Farming Resilience programme

Farmers offered free workshops to help plan for grant changes

FREE workshops are being held to help farmers and landowners plan for changes to grant payments. Between 2021 and 2027,…

Using a hitch-lock on a trailer is cheaper than replacing the whole trailer

Helping you to protect your farm and equipment through the winter

Words and photos from the Police Rural Crime Team. You will not have failed to notice how early it gets…

Credit: Belinda Fewings/Unsplash

Farming remains highly vulnerable

NFU President Minette Batters has responded to the Chancellor’s Autumn statement. She said: “There is much to be welcomed from…

The potential benefit of engaging with environmental markets could be significant Credit: Chris/Unsplash

NFU hosts first-of-a-kind workshop on emerging environmental markets

Environmental markets pose a potential source of income for farmers and growers and exploring opportunities to engage with them…

Left to Right: Isobel Green, Clover Crosse, Jamie Pottow, Will Thomlinson, Adam Damant

Young Farmers celebrate successful year with supper and prize-giving

Salisbury Young Farmers (YFC) club has enjoyed a very successful year after reopening in January. Among the club’s many achievements…

Chris Biddle in his home studio where he records his podcasts

Agri-turf podcaster publishes 80th podcast on his 80th birthday

Salisbury freelance journalist and podcast producer, Chris Biddle, published the 80th episode of his popular Inside Agri-Turf podcast on…