Advice

Here are some useful tips, pieces of advice and places to go if you are considering a career in farming, or are already in the industry and need some support.

Farmers will need to gain a better understanding of their soils to meet the new Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) ‘arable soils’ standard.

With reduced support payments being increasingly felt, Cedric Porter spoke to business consultants Andersons about what the future holds for farm businesses.

In response to summer droughts and rising input costs, can farmers continue to rely solely on grass leys to finish lambs?

In a bid to promote farming to the wider public, Emily Ashworth speaks to Tom Davis who runs one of the most popular city farms in the UK.

Working for John Deere dealer Hunt Forest Group in Chilbolton, Hampshire, Merlin Mulberry is in the third and final year of his Ag-Tech apprenticeship and is just months away from becoming a fully qualified technician.

Wynnstay has established its first regional demonstration site in the East Midlands to help arable growers select more robust varieties based on their location.

A coroner has called for farmers to be alerted to the dangers of using inappropriate methods of securing pre-cast concrete panels in sheds.

Backward and forward crops will need a good early dose of nitrogen as where soil nitrogen supply (SNS) levels are low they are at risk of running out of steam, advises leading crop production specialists.Backward and forward crops will need a good early d

An important element of the dairy cow’s diet, starch is often overlooked, but is a key component throughout the cow’s life, says Dugdale Nutrition’s veterinary technical manager Debby Brown.