The Farmers Club Charitable Trust (FCCT) is seeking ‘Snapshot study’ applications from anyone in the farming sector seeking funding to study a topic or theme they are deeply interested in exploring. “Over the past five years of awarding the Snapshot Study grants we...
The Oxford Farming Conference (OFC) has opened applications for three new individuals to join the board and support the future development of one of the UK’s most renowned agricultural events. Launched in 1936, OFC is known for its high calibre of speakers,...
Lincolnshire family diversified 550ha arable enterprise with 20,000 vines, planted in Jurassic limestone soils New enterprise ads farm income and welcomes the public with tours, a tasting barn and nature trail BASF’s Follow a Farmer series spotlights the family’s...
Scottish Quality Crops (SQC) has added an eighth coop to its board as well as appointing new representatives for the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA), National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland and Scotland’s Rural College, SRUC. SQC’s board has traditionally included...
The Climate Change Committee has once again called for significant reductions in ruminant livestock across Scotland. This time a 26% reduction by 2035. The Committee has once again failed to recognise the importance of cattle and sheep farming to the cultural,...
TICKETS are now on sale for this summer’s Groundswell – The Regenerative Agriculture Festival - which will take place on Wednesday 2 and Thursday 3 July at Lannock Farm, Hertfordshire. Gabe Brown, one of the pioneers of the current soil health movement, and owner and...
The wellbeing charity for farmers and crofters, Farmstrong Scotland, is delighted to announce that it has been awarded £20,000 of funding from The National Lottery Community Fund. The award will be used to expand the charity’s social wellbeing activities across the...
With more than 26 000 ha of wheat and barley in hand across the UK, from Devon to Inverness-shire, Nick Anderson Technical Director of Velcourt, has an eye for detail, which enables him to ensure his fungicide solutions deliver the best profitability. This season he...
Aberdeenshire farmer, Jimmy Dick, has been celebrating after recently winning the overall title for Hoof and Hook at the Royal Northern Agricultural Society Spring Showwith one of his Limousin cross heifers. Jimmy, who farms with his wife and family at Northton Farm,...
A battle with brown rust last year has seen Ollie Cook drop Crusoe from the rotation at Shillingford Farm in Oxfordshire and replace it with a new Group 1, SY Cheer, which has a better brown rust resistance score. “I wouldn’t like to guess at the yield loss last...