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...
For generations, rural businesses and communities have contributed significantly to social wellbeing. Anna Collins, Partner at Knight Frank, argues that this contribution must now be properly recognised, incentivised, and rewarded. In light of declining public...
Across the midlands and south east winter crops are looking well, T1 applications are going on and a reasonably kind spring has allowed on farm jobs to get done. Toby Hogsbjerg, Norfolk “So far the season is progressing well,” says Toby Hogsbjerg, Farm Manager at the...
Ofgem’s recently announced reform to accelerate grid connections for new green energy projects is opening up substantial income opportunities for landowners across the UK, says Keir Doe, Managing Director of Renewables Connect, an innovative all-agency platform which...
In March, the UK launched its Pesticides National Action Plan (NAP) 2025. The objective is to reduce pesticide use for environmental and human health reasons. While it recognises that farmers need the tools to grow food and the merits of Integrated Pest...
Farmstrong Scotland, the wellbeing charity for farmers and crofters, is thrilled to announce its latest fundraising challenge, taking place next month, when eight supporters will abseil from the world’s tallest whisky distillery. On Sunday 11th May, the daredevil...
Peter Eccles saw himself as a dedicated and conscientious farm manager and hardworking rugby teammate. When both came to an end, he found himself having something of an identity crisis. Now, after opening his own on-farm fitness business and getting involved in...
A landmark building in the heart of Huntly has officially reopened its doors as a dynamic new community space, following a major redevelopment by Huntly Development Trust (HDT). Known as Number 30, the former Cruickshanks department store, which had been vacant since...
With just 13mm of rain since the beginning of March, Norfolk grower, Michael Wilton will start irrigating cereals this week to protect yield potential. Michael manages the Stody Estate’s acreage in North Norfolk alongside 600ha of contract farmland. Crops are looking...