Sheep farmers have less than a week to respond to Defra’s consultation on tail docking and castration – proposals that could reshape flock management ...

In the first Crop Watch of 2026, there is plenty of disease being found in crops with yellow rust in wheat, brown rust in ...

The pig industry has expressed frustration over a two-week campaign by Animal Justice Project on the London underground, ...

Directors at Red Tractor have called on each of the assurance scheme’s sector boards to consider the implications of future ...

Just what is the government’s long-term plan for farm support? We’ve an exclusive interview with Defra farm minister Angela ...

Tractors have once again rolled into central London as farmers protest the proposed farm inheritance tax reforms, due to take effect on 6 April. Farmers ...

JCB’s self-proclaimed “king of the clamp” underwent some subtle surgery last winter, giving it more power, more torque and a ...

A number of auction markets in the north of England have been caught up in an ongoing bidding war between a handful of major ...

Two Aberdeenshire farmers are urging men to seek prostate cancer checks, sharing their personal experiences through charity-backed videos to promote early ...

A major overhaul of livestock-worrying laws comes into force on 18 March, in a move that police and industry leaders say should give farmers in England ...

Feeding cold milk to surplus lambs can result in daily liveweight gain and weaning weights comparable with those fed warm milk, according to new research.

First in the hotseat for this new series of Contractor Comment is Dan Fabb, proprietor of eponymous Cambridgeshire outfit DRA Fabb. Q: How did you get ...