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Farming couple's tractor tour heads to Parliament to talk mental health after death of son Len

Farm Life

Farming couple's tractor tour heads to Parliament to talk mental health after death of son Len

Lynda and Andy Eadon reached the Houses of Parliament to raise mental health awareness in rural and farming communities

clock 07 July 2023 • 5 min read
Over the Farm Gate podcast: The labour market and a look at organic trends

Podcasts

Over the Farm Gate podcast: The labour market and a look at organic trends

On this week's podcast, Farmers Guardian discuss the release of the review into workforce released and organic market trends

clock 07 July 2023 • 1 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Rebecca Smith: "People will always need food, and this will become increasingly prominent amid global climate change. Food security will become an even bigger issue than it already is."

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Rebecca Smith: "People will always need food, and this will become increasingly prominent amid global climate change. Food security will become an even bigger issue than it already is."

Rebecca Smith, 22, is a dairy farmer from Brampton in Cumbria 

clock 07 July 2023 • 2 min read
NFU criticises burden inflation has placed on farmers with 'no end in sight'

NFU criticises burden inflation has placed on farmers with 'no end in sight'

"We are not going to bring inflation down for consumers unless we act and take a whole chain approach"

clock 07 July 2023 • 3 min read
AHDB's Great British Beef Week proved to be a social media hit with the public

AHDB's Great British Beef Week proved to be a social media hit with the public

AHDB said the campaign reached 18 million people in the UK

clock 07 July 2023 • 1 min read
View from the rostrum: Hopes are high for the coming sales

Shows & Sales

View from the rostrum: Hopes are high for the coming sales

Jeremy Greenhalgh on Clitheroe's sales outlook

clock 07 July 2023 • 2 min read
Organic farming aims for 25% of the market

Farm Business

Organic farming aims for 25% of the market

Organic Farmers and Growers want to secure 25% of the future market, but they said government support and funding is critical to achieving this

clock 06 July 2023 • 2 min read
Doddie Weir tartan tractor to tour Scotland to raise funds for MND

Doddie Weir tartan tractor to tour Scotland to raise funds for MND

A New Holland T4.75 has been wrapped in the tartan colours synonymous with the former Scottish rugby union player and farmer

clock 06 July 2023 • 1 min read
Milk price 'rollercoaster' for dairy farmers continues

Dairy

Milk price 'rollercoaster' for dairy farmers continues

Dairy farm resilience must not be taken for granted with fears of market contraction as farmers face below cost of production prices amid the cost-of-living squeeze

clock 06 July 2023 • 3 min read
Agriculture remains one of the most dangerous sectors with release of HSE's annual deaths

Agriculture remains one of the most dangerous sectors with release of HSE's annual deaths

HSE said 21 agriculture, forestry and fishing workers died last year in people died in Great Britain between April 2022 and March 2023 at work

clock 06 July 2023 • 1 min read