CommunitySee all COMMUNITYLondon Marathon 2024: Agriculture plays its partCourageous members of the farming community tackled the London Marathon on Sunday (21 April) and raised thousands of pounds for charity. A team of three NFU staff – Emma Crosby,… COMMUNITYChris Bennett: Hemp could be the ideal break cropIn the ongoing search for a profitable break crop, could hemp be the answer? It has become increasingly evident that oilseed rape is unlikely to remain the ideal break crop… FARMLIFE FRAMEDPhoto of the Week: Jack lends a hand to Daylesford's Lleyn ewePictured here is Jack, helping this ewe on the Daylesford Organics Farm to birth it’s triplets. All three lambs are healthy and doing well. Last Saturday, visitors flocked to Daylesford’s… COMMUNITYNorfolk tulip grower raising vital funds for local hospiceA Norfolk tulips grower is hoping to raise more than £140,000 for a local hospice by opening its doors to the public for 10 days. Norfolk Tulips, run by farmer… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Spring turnout, Evans family styleAge is just a number, right? After all, unless you’re the senior resident in the nursing home, there’s plenty of people around who’ll have many years on you, especially in… HEALTH AND WELLBEINGWhy is farming's biggest charity moving into policy?It is often said that prevention is better than cure, which is why the UK’s largest rural charity, the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution’s (Rabi), has this week announced a change… COMMUNITYYoung Farmers Weekly super fan shares his magazine collectionYoung farmer Sam Carmichael, aged 8, has amassed an impressive collection of more than 250 copies of Farmers Weekly. Sam lives on his family’s arable farm in Northumberland with parents… Young farmersSee all YOUNG FARMERSThe birth of a unique farming fashion brandAt 21, I traded tractors for textiles. Fresh from Sparsholt College, equipped with a diploma in Agricultural Engineering and a healthy dose of naivety, my journey began with demoing Massey… COMMUNITYChris Bennett: Hemp could be the ideal break cropIn the ongoing search for a profitable break crop, could hemp be the answer? It has become increasingly evident that oilseed rape is unlikely to remain the ideal break crop… YOUNG FARMERSOpinion: Relentlessly wet lambing has bogged us downResurfacing from being quite literally bogged down in lambing, I'm reflecting on how the past month has been characterised by relentless rain. As I reminisce about the sun-drenched spring of… COMMUNITYJames Herrick: Farmers tend to get lost making marginal gainsWe are three weeks into calving at the time of writing – and have already calved over half of our suckler cows. We have snuck a few out to grass,… Will's WorldSee all WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Spring turnout, Evans family styleAge is just a number, right? After all, unless you’re the senior resident in the nursing home, there’s plenty of people around who’ll have many years on you, especially in… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: Rain can't stop play in my tractor cabWetter than an otter’s pocket. Wetter than a salmon’s Speedos. Wetter than a mermaid’s pool party. Wetter than a submarine’s number plate. Wetter than a well digger’s arse. Whichever phrase… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: SFS and the lost art of listeningI think a lot about the polarisation that’s affecting today’s society. I don’t know if it’s social media to blame, where users can hide behind their screens and spout off… WILL'S WORLDWill's World: My recipe for the 'full Evans' farm breakfastA fry-up. A cooked breakfast. A full English. However you refer to this most quintessential of British meals, it’s what Sunday mornings in the Evans household primarily consist of, and… Favourite photo galleries Lambing 2024 Farmlife FramedSee ... Weather WatchersWeat... A world of farming - FW community across the globe Britain's Fittest Farmer Check out the action from the final of Britain’s Fittest Farmer 2023 in the video and apply for next year below. Apply for 2024 Health and wellbeingSee all HEALTH AND WELLBEINGWhy is farming's biggest charity moving into policy?It is often said that prevention is better than cure, which is why the UK’s largest rural charity, the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution’s (Rabi), has this week announced a change… HEALTH AND WELLBEINGFarm Doctor: Could you recognise the signs of dementia?We all forget things from time to time, and this is just part of being human. When a person starts to forget lots of things, it can affect how they… HEALTH AND WELLBEINGYana charity launches new rural mental health helplineRural mental health and suicide prevention charity Yana (You Are Not Alone), based in East Anglia, has launched a new live helpline to give immediate support to rural communities. The… HEALTH AND WELLBEINGFarm Doctor: How to spot signs of poor mental healthIn February, Farmers Weekly's Farm Doctor Camilla Baker shared her advice on maintaining good mental health while farming. This month, she takes that further, explaining how to spot if a friend… Videos and photo storiesSee all FARMLIFE FRAMEDPhoto of the Week: Jack lends a hand to Daylesford's Lleyn ewePictured here is Jack, helping this ewe on the Daylesford Organics Farm to birth it’s triplets. All three lambs are healthy and doing well. Last Saturday, visitors flocked to Daylesford’s… COMMUNITYPhoto of the Week: Claas assistant swaps wet UK for sunny OzThis week’s photo comes courtesy of Olivia Hesketh, parts assistant at Rickerby, and captures a day in the life during her recent work exchange programme in Western Australia. Olivia spent… FARMLIFE FRAMEDPhoto of the Week: Rainbow arches over sheepdogs' lamb checksSheepdogs Pip and Bill are pictured here on their evening checks of the lambs under a beautiful rainbow. Lambing time is well underway and the relentless rain of recent months… FARMLIFE FRAMEDPhoto of the Week: First year of lambing for Bo and PeepLambing is well under way during this Easter weekend, and our gallery is full of images of your newborns and ewes. For Victoria in Ledbury, Herefordshire, it's the first year… Most popular this week
