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Rural charity in new tie-up with two major banks

The Farming Community Network (FCN) has teamed up with leading banks NatWest and Lombard to help spot people living and working in rural areas struggling with mental health. NatWest and…

COMMUNITY

Farmers step in with tractors to clear snow from roads

Farmers have been going above and beyond to help communities during severe winter weather, using tractors and farm machinery to clear snow-covered roads and assist stranded motorists. With amber and…

FARMLIFE FRAMED

FW Photo Comp 2025: Overall winner and runners-up crowned

The judges had a tough job whittling down the thousands of entries to our Photo Competition to just these images, selected from the top shots in each of the seven…

YOUNG FARMERS

Peter Gittins: Batters' review must be turned into action

I was pleased to read Minette Batters’ Farm Profitability Review. It is refreshing to see an inquiry handled by Baroness Batters, who has, on the whole, done a great service…

FARMLIFE FRAMED

Photo of the Week: Minty the ewe and friends enjoy their hay

This heartwarming (if not hand-warming) scene of Minty chowing down her hay was taken by Wendy Pink. Wendy took the photo on her smallholding near Maenclochog, Pembrokeshire, during the Pembrokeshire…

COMMUNITY

Rescuers save ewe and lamb from Gwynedd cliff

Mountain rescuers were called to an unusual incident in north Wales after a ewe and her lamb were spotted stranded on cliffs above farmland in Snowdonia National Park. Ogwen Valley…

COMMUNITY

6 top ways farming raised funds for charity in 2025

Farmers, rural families and industry figures across the UK raised tens of thousands of pounds for health and wellbeing charities through balls, tractor runs, endurance challenges and community events in…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: All the right ingredients for a happy new year

We all know you have to be an eternal optimist to be a farmer, and a quick look back at my first column of 2025 reminds me that I had…

YOUNG FARMERS

Alasdair Boden: There's no shame in being a part-time farmer

It probably won’t come as a shock, but this occasional article isn’t my full-time job. Neither is farming – although that is an integral part of my working life. I’m…

FARMLIFE FRAMED

Photo of the Week: Highland cow perfectly at home in the snow

Snow presents no problem at all for a hardy breed like the Highland cow, as this Photo of the Week from Chloe Smith shows. Chloe, a keen amateur photographer, took…

COMMUNITY

Festive tractor runs raise thousands in Pembs, Wilts and Berks

Christmas cheer rolled through the countryside as illuminated tractors lit up roads across Pembrokeshire, Wiltshire and Berkshire, bringing festive fun to local communities while raising thousands of pounds for charity.…

FARMLIFE FRAMED

Photo of the Week: Christmas jumpers for all

With Christmas only days away, we celebrate the festive mood with a Christmas jumper Photo of the Week. The photo was sent in by Amy Wonnacott of New Park Farm,…

COMMUNITY

Rsabi highlights heating support for farming families

The Royal Scottish Agricultural Benevolent Institution (Rsabi) is reminding Scotland’s farming and crofting community that Help for Heating payments of at least £400 are available this winter for households struggling…

FARMLIFE FRAMED

FW Photo Competition 2025: Your top shots revealed

You packed our annual Photo Comp galleries with images detailing everyday life from the hard toil and heady rewards of food production to the beauty of the countryside. We’ve enjoyed…

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YOUNG FARMERS

Peter Gittins: Batters' review must be turned into action

I was pleased to read Minette Batters’ Farm Profitability Review. It is refreshing to see an inquiry handled by Baroness Batters, who has, on the whole, done a great service…

YOUNG FARMERS

Alasdair Boden: There's no shame in being a part-time farmer

It probably won’t come as a shock, but this occasional article isn’t my full-time job. Neither is farming – although that is an integral part of my working life. I’m…

ARABLE

Student of the Year takes third-gen family farm to new level

After being named Student of the Year at Harper Adams University in 2025, James Allanson has returned to his third-generation family farm with a new level of precision which is…

ARABLE

New entrant's journey from photographer to regen farmer

Starring in a film, returning home to help run the family farm, and continuing the transition to a regenerative system her father had started three years earlier have all been…

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WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: All the right ingredients for a happy new year

We all know you have to be an eternal optimist to be a farmer, and a quick look back at my first column of 2025 reminds me that I had…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: Christmas ghosts perform a minor miracle

I’m not certain why it happens, but it’s hard not to be curmudgeonly as a man when you hit your mid-40s. One minute you’re a ray of youthful sunshine, hopelessly…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: Rats, red tape and a reluctant re-education

One thing I really enjoy as a fully grown adult man of 47 years of age: having to give up an entire day to sit in a classroom and be…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: Footloose and daughter-free at the Winter Fair

To misquote the English playwright William Congreve, hell hath no fury like our numerous daughters when they’re forced to go to school instead of the Royal Welsh Winter Fair. And…

 
 
 

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How off-farm pursuits are benefiting two livestock farms

A change is as good as a rest, the saying goes, and getting away from the farm to do something completely different is a great way to recharge the batteries.…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Knitting campaign raises money for farming charity

Creating woolly hats and bobbles has been keeping rural communities across Wales busy, helping maintain good mental health while the sound of knitting needles and chatter fills the air. Knitting…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

How neurodiverse workers can protect mental health

Neurodivergent individuals often bring valuable qualities that farming businesses rely on, such as attention to detail, creative problem-solving and resilience. But because neurodivergent people process information differently, without the proper…

COMMUNITY

Cheshire farm empowers young adults with additional needs

A working farm on the outskirts of Winsford in Cheshire is offering young people with learning disabilities the opportunity to gain life skills, build confidence and work with animals in…

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FARMLIFE FRAMED

FW Photo Comp 2025: Overall winner and runners-up crowned

The judges had a tough job whittling down the thousands of entries to our Photo Competition to just these images, selected from the top shots in each of the seven…

FARMLIFE FRAMED

Photo of the Week: Minty the ewe and friends enjoy their hay

This heartwarming (if not hand-warming) scene of Minty chowing down her hay was taken by Wendy Pink. Wendy took the photo on her smallholding near Maenclochog, Pembrokeshire, during the Pembrokeshire…

FARMLIFE FRAMED

Photo of the Week: Highland cow perfectly at home in the snow

Snow presents no problem at all for a hardy breed like the Highland cow, as this Photo of the Week from Chloe Smith shows. Chloe, a keen amateur photographer, took…

FARMLIFE FRAMED

Photo of the Week: Christmas jumpers for all

With Christmas only days away, we celebrate the festive mood with a Christmas jumper Photo of the Week. The photo was sent in by Amy Wonnacott of New Park Farm,…

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