Alternative land uses can benefit farm businesses in multiple ways, boosting profits and the environment. Options range from paludiculture (wetland crops) and peat restoration to habitat creation and agroforestry, offering…
Livestock entries for the Royal Bath & West Show classes have well and truly opened, with applications from producers coming in from around the country to compete on 29-31 May.…
Rural accountant Old Mill is continuing to grow and strengthen its team, with the promotion of Willem Puddy to partner in the Chippenham office. Hailing from a first-generation farming family…
It will be important for farmers to maximise returns on this year’s lambs as the market continues to strengthen. Breeding ewe numbers in the UK continue to decline, with Defra…
Innovation and optimisation will be key to meeting food production demands, according to speakers at the recent South West AgriTech Showcase, which attracted over 150 attendees. “We need a plan,…
The Royal Bath & West Show is under 66 days away, so the countdown has officially started. A wide variety of competition categories are now open – it’s time to…