The full new RBST Watchlist, showing the latest position for each of the UK’s native livestock and equine breeds, will be published in April 2025. The current Watchlist (published in April 2024) can ...

Prominent Carmarthenshire farmer, and Member of Parliament for Caerfyrddin, Ann Davies, has been shortlisted for the Agricultural Ambassador of the Year prize at the National Women in Agriculture ...

Targets drive everything; we have targets on defence, on housing, on net zero - we have environmental targets on taking land out of production, for clean air and water - but we still don’t have ...

Farmer-owned dairy co-operative, First Milk, has won 12 medals at the British & Irish Cheese Awards, across both its Golden Hooves and BV Dairy brands.

The National Sheep Association (NSA) will welcome UK breed societies and enthusiastic pedigree sheep breeders to an insightful workshop this May as part of its refreshed NSA Breed Society Forum. The ...

The Environment Agency has today published water company Event Duration Monitoring (EDM) Annual Return data for 2024 showing the frequency and duration of spills from storm overflows in England.

Freezing young trees increases dormancy time - so they don’t use any nutrient reserves for growth – and allows them to be planted after the recognised winter planting season of October to March.

Genetic diversity is key to creating more resilient agrifood systems that withstand challenges such as shifting climate patterns. Since 80 percent of the food we consume is plant-based, preserving a ...

"Lambs are valuable, and you need to protect your investment," says Bryn Hughes, national sheep specialist at Wynnstay. "Having the expense now can pay dividends in the longer term with better lambs, ...

Providing a wide range of application services including slug pelleting, Avadexing, cover cropping as well as general spraying has proved a successful business formula for agronomist Andrew Wade.

Establishing flower-rich grass margins, blocks, or in-field strips close to cropped areas can provide habitat for natural crop pest predators. They can support wild pollinators including bumblebees, ...

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has appointed Jonathan Eckley as its new Director of International Trade Development.