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BRITAIN'S FITTEST FARMER

Britain’s Fittest Farmer 2025: Qualifiers begin on 18 June

The wait is almost over – the first of three Britain's Fittest Farmer qualifier events kicks off on 18 June at the Lincolnshire Show. This is your chance to step…

COMMUNITY

Firefighters rescue Bruce the bull from bog

An 800kg stock bull has been rescued by Mid and West Wales fire and rescue service crews from Brecon and Pontardawe fire stations after he got stuck in a bog…

YOUNG FARMERS

Alasdair Boden: Countryside Stewardship gives me a headache

I’m dyslexic. I have a low attention span, I am highly energetic and I enjoy being active outdoors. But I do not handle paperwork well – particularly details and numbers.…

FARMLIFE FRAMED

Photo of the Week: Good day for spraying T1 winter wheat

The weather has been kind for farmers spraying their cereal crops this year, as this photo – taken towards the end of April - shows. The scene was captured by…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: A farming day when nothing goes wrong? If only

“If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster and treat those two impostors just the same” – so wrote Rudyard Kipling, in his seminal 1895 poem If. I’ve always particularly…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

How loneliness is being tackled in rural communities

Farming by its nature can be a lonely and isolating business. Long hours and little opportunities to leave the farm have frequently been cited as reasons for poor mental health…

YOUNG FARMERS

Kate Tomlinson: NZ has stopped that 'farming fraud' feeling

Growing up on a beef and sheep farm in County Durham means I have always been surrounded by agriculture. Through generations of farmers before me, my family’s livelihood, my community,…

FARMLIFE FRAMED

Photo of the Week: Morning quad-bike yoga with Mr Chase

This week’s photo is of collie dog Chase - or Mr Chase, as Amba Pattison, who sent the photo in, calls him. Mr Chase was out with Amba doing the…

COMMUNITY

Loan a Lamb scheme brings farmyard to schoolyard

More than 3.500 primary schoolchildren in Sussex and Surrey have been learning to care for ewes and lambs at school, thanks to the Loan a Lamb scheme run by the…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: Smelly TikTok craze is dripping with nostalgia

Beef tallow is, as the popular parlance goes, having a moment. You may rightly ask how a middle-aged farmer could possibly know anything about what’s currently in vogue with the…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

RSABI appoints first suicide prevention lead

The Royal Scottish Agricultural Benevolent Institution (Rsabi) has appointed its first full-time suicide prevention lead, a significant step in addressing rising suicide rates in agriculture and offering vital support to…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Farmers across Cumbria benefit from life-saving training

A new initiative aimed at improving survival rates for cardiac arrests in rural areas is empowering farmers in Cumbria with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillator training. The Farmers Heart Safe…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

How agriculture can support socialising for the neurodiverse

Social isolation can be a common feature for people with neurodiversities, especially so for children and teenagers. Occasions such as a barn dance or a formal dinner, which are undemanding…

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YOUNG FARMERS

Alasdair Boden: Countryside Stewardship gives me a headache

I’m dyslexic. I have a low attention span, I am highly energetic and I enjoy being active outdoors. But I do not handle paperwork well – particularly details and numbers.…

YOUNG FARMERS

Kate Tomlinson: NZ has stopped that 'farming fraud' feeling

Growing up on a beef and sheep farm in County Durham means I have always been surrounded by agriculture. Through generations of farmers before me, my family’s livelihood, my community,…

YOUNG FARMERS

Fergus MacGregor: Why I'm incurably attached to my tractor

My dad has a beaten-up black Volvo that is older than I am. Its door handles play up, causing it to consistently fail its MOT and spares are now nearly…

YOUNG FARMERS

Video: 90 and Counting - Milly Garnett, Ayrshire

In the penultimate article in our series focusing on a farmer born in each of the decades since Farmers Weekly first published in the 1930s, we meet young farmer Milly…

Will's World

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WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: Rugby World Cup is perfect time to plug protein

This will be a familiar tale to fellow parents. Several years ago, the eldest of our numerous daughters expressed an interest in playing rugby. She’d enjoyed watching the game with…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: A farming day when nothing goes wrong? If only

“If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster and treat those two impostors just the same” – so wrote Rudyard Kipling, in his seminal 1895 poem If. I’ve always particularly…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: Smelly TikTok craze is dripping with nostalgia

Beef tallow is, as the popular parlance goes, having a moment. You may rightly ask how a middle-aged farmer could possibly know anything about what’s currently in vogue with the…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: How to get more bang from your spring barley

Like everyone else who put spring barley in the ground this year, I’ve been praying for rain. Also like everyone else who put spring barley in the ground this year,…

 
 
 

Health and wellbeing

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HEALTH AND WELLBEING

How loneliness is being tackled in rural communities

Farming by its nature can be a lonely and isolating business. Long hours and little opportunities to leave the farm have frequently been cited as reasons for poor mental health…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Farmers across Cumbria benefit from life-saving training

A new initiative aimed at improving survival rates for cardiac arrests in rural areas is empowering farmers in Cumbria with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillator training. The Farmers Heart Safe…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

How agriculture can support socialising for the neurodiverse

Social isolation can be a common feature for people with neurodiversities, especially so for children and teenagers. Occasions such as a barn dance or a formal dinner, which are undemanding…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Farmers’ marathon feats raise thousands for charities

Farmers braved the heat as they tackled the London and Manchester marathons, pushing their limits to raise vital funds for both farming and non-farming charities. From combating mental health challenges…

Videos and photo stories

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FARMLIFE FRAMED

Photo of the Week: Good day for spraying T1 winter wheat

The weather has been kind for farmers spraying their cereal crops this year, as this photo – taken towards the end of April - shows. The scene was captured by…

FARMLIFE FRAMED

Photo of the Week: Morning quad-bike yoga with Mr Chase

This week’s photo is of collie dog Chase - or Mr Chase, as Amba Pattison, who sent the photo in, calls him. Mr Chase was out with Amba doing the…

FARMLIFE FRAMED

Photo of the Week: Ewe got this bottle-fed lamb

This week’s photo was sent to us by veterinary nurse Maria Hibbert, who also works on the family beef and sheep farm in Greater Manchester. This little ewe was nine…

YOUNG FARMERS

Video: 90 and Counting - Milly Garnett, Ayrshire

In the penultimate article in our series focusing on a farmer born in each of the decades since Farmers Weekly first published in the 1930s, we meet young farmer Milly…