Fenn’s Wood is an ancient bog straddling the English and Welsh border near Whitchurch in Shopshire and Wrexham in Wales. The reserve has 18 species of bog moss, as well as many other characteristic ...

AHDB's phoma leaf spot forecast suggests that many oilseed rape (OSR) crops could reach the spray threshold for the disease in the next few weeks. The online forecast uses rainfall and temperature ...

To mark the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste 2025 , the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today highlighted that reducing food los ...

On Friday 26 September Defra confirmed the first single detection of Bluetongue Virus serotype 8 (BTV8) since 2007, in a small sheep flock in Cornwall, England.

The National Sheep Association (NSA) is delighted to welcome delegates to the NSA Sheep Farmers’ Conference 2025, returning on Tuesday 18th November at the Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, ...

Experience shows that the adoption of good practices can make livestock systems truly sustainable, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), ...

The Farmers’ Union of Wales is urging its members to be extremely vigilant following the confirmation of two cases of Bluetongue virus (BTV-3) being confirmed in Wales.

Nominations for the awards are now open and will close on Tuesday, 28 October 2025. Everyone involved in the industry is encouraged to participate by nominating deserving individuals and businesses ...

The cereal harvest is now complete for those reporting to AHDB's 2025 survey. Thanks to extreme weather conditions this year, harvest 2025 has been extremely challenging for many growers and the ...

The River Dee in north Wales, the Teifi, Tywi, Cleddau and Usk Rivers and River Wye are classed as Special Areas of Conservation (SAC), meaning they are of significant international importance for the ...

LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) has launched of its first international Demonstration Farm in Limpopo, South Africa – extending the organisation’s impact while driving the adoption of more ...

"Getting ewes in the right body condition score (BCS) ahead of tupping is really crucial to support their fertility and therefore next year's lamb crop, so providing ewes with optimal nutrition at ...