Farm Life

After losing her Dad to suicide in 2025, Charli Hicks spoke to Farmers Guardian chief reporter Rachael Brown about mental health in the farming community, and the 24 hour fundraising challenge she is taking on with her family to raise vital funds for RABI.

Striving for quality genetics has proved to be the solution for a land-locked family farm on the edge of Sheffield

Having fields left generating no money, Jeremy Clarkson tries his hand at diversifying into rabbits, herbs and flax

A family holiday in Brittany offered a welcome break from the farm, but concerns over drought, water supply and the challenges facing dairy farms were never far from mind.

Farmer and columnist James Robinson reflects on the severe drought affecting much of the country, the long-awaited launch of Strickley milk in Booths stores and a visit from Farming Minister Stephen Morgan.

Two farms just miles apart reported barn fires in the early hours of Sunday (August 22) morning

A barn housing livestock caught fire on Sunday (August 23) in North Cornwall

Taking place on October 15 at VOX in Birmingham, The British Farming Awards will welcome industry professionals from across the country to celebrate British agriculture and the successes it has had this year

The fund is a response to increased financial pressures placed on farming households as a result of the impact of low spring rainfall and prolonged dry conditions through the summer

TFA chief George Dunn advises tenant farmers to present strong evidence for rent reductions and urges landlords to consider financial realities