20+ hour, 51+ min ago   (796+ words) Across allotments and deep in the heart of gardens, excitement is building ahead of a big date in the calendar - the Canna UK National Giant Vegetables Championship, later this month. For the many who spend months tending their plants to…...

21+ hour, 26+ min ago   (252+ words) The number of bluetongue cases since the first of July in the UK has now topped a thousand. That’s nearly three times the number of positive cases for the whole of the previous year to that date. How are farmers…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (295+ words) Farming Today | 10/09/26 Sustainable dairy farming; Falkland salmon; tractor fuel from willow. BBC 10/09/26 Sustainable dairy farming; Falkland salmon; tractor fuel from willow. Available for 29 days UK dairy cows produce around 15 billion litres of milk every year and each litre comes with…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (401+ words) The last commercial hop farm in Surrey has said it is ceasing production after a second hot and dry summer devastated its harvest. The Hampton Estate, near Puttenham, said the lack of rain, on top of economic pressures, had made…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (527+ words) Thatchers have warned they are facing a growing shortage of straw that is putting them out of work for months at a time. The traditional trade is responsible for maintaining some of Oxfordshire's most recognisable homes but they told the…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (991+ words) As a farmer, Jamie Wyllie is used to getting by on little sleep. His job requires long hours and hard graft. But now he said something else is keeping him up at night – the prospect of the Scottish government introducing…...