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Photo of the Week: Fordson tractor displays memorial poppy

Our photo of the week is this timely picture displaying a Remembrance poppy on a vintage Fordson tractor. The photo was submitted to our photo competition gallery by Kerry Adams,…

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Tractor-mad nine-year-old restores vintage tractor

Tractor-mad nine-year-old Buddy Antcliff has been bitten by the vintage tractor bug, having just completed a full restoration of a 1947 David Brown Cropmaster. Working under the watchful eye of…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: Brawn, brains and other vintage vittles

Just before Christmas in 1935, Farmer’s Weekly published Farmhouse Fare, a book composed entirely of recipes sent to the magazine over the years by readers. The first edition sold more…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Surviving heart attack: Reading Farmers Weekly saved my life

A Cumbrian farmer has survived a heart attack having recently read our article in the Farmers Weekly monthly "Farm Doctor" series, covering the signs to look out for and the…

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Kaleb Cooper: 'I think farming chose me, in a weird way'

Clarkson’s Farm star Kaleb Cooper rose to fame after appearing on the hit TV farming show, which documents the highs and lows of running Diddly Squat - a 400ha farm…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Young farmer campaigns for more rural defibrillators

Nottinghamshire young farmer Sophie Owen, 22, is on a mission to educate farmers and businesses about heart health after tragically losing her father to cardiac arrest in 2019. Sophie says…

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Molly Biddell: Every farmer needs an ecologist

If I were Keir Starmer, dreaming up new radical agricultural policies to put into my manifesto, I would – drum roll please – give every farmer free access to an…

YOUNG FARMERS

Opinion: Scottish policy vacuum causing planning headaches

Agriculture is a devolved matter here in Scotland, so we are at the mercy of Holyrood and the dreaded Bute House Agreement between the SNP and the Green Party –…

YOUNG FARMERS

Lucy Nott: Camping is a chance to see through consumer's eyes

I’m writing this from a safari tent in Devon. It’s dark, pouring with rain, the children won’t go to sleep and I’m already a glass of wine down. Oh, the…

YOUNG FARMERS

Chris Bennett: Is growing OSR akin to an Einstein quote?

A drive back from dropping my brother-in-law off at Heathrow recently gave a good opportunity to see how everyone else's oilseed rape crops are progressing. My conclusion was the closer…

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Will's World: Brawn, brains and other vintage vittles

Just before Christmas in 1935, Farmer’s Weekly published Farmhouse Fare, a book composed entirely of recipes sent to the magazine over the years by readers. The first edition sold more…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: Good leadership helps to fight farmers' corner

I’ve long enjoyed reading books about leadership. Whether politicians, entrepreneurs or elite sportsmen and women, it’s always fascinating to learn about how they coped with pressure and adversity, gained successes,…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: Ain't no party like a farmers' party

For middle-aged men like me, there’s an element of jeopardy involved in pulling your suit out of the wardrobe when you don’t wear it very often, and even more so…

WILL'S WORLD

Will’s World: If it’s not milk, it’s just nuts

We’re big milk drinkers in our family. So much so, in fact, that we get through 32 pints of the stuff in an average week. Much of that’s down to…

Britain's Fittest Farmer 2023

Who will claim the crown for fittest farmer in the UK? The final for Britain’s Fittest Farmer 2023 takes place on 17 September.
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HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Surviving heart attack: Reading Farmers Weekly saved my life

A Cumbrian farmer has survived a heart attack having recently read our article in the Farmers Weekly monthly "Farm Doctor" series, covering the signs to look out for and the…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Young farmer campaigns for more rural defibrillators

Nottinghamshire young farmer Sophie Owen, 22, is on a mission to educate farmers and businesses about heart health after tragically losing her father to cardiac arrest in 2019. Sophie says…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Considering a new future: Ways to deal with farming pressures

It is no secret that stress and poor mental health are endemic among the people who make their living from the land. As the UK moves away from direct farm…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Farm Doctor: Signs and symptoms of cancer affecting women

Despite common perceptions that agriculture remains an industry predominantly populated by men, the latest government statistics show that women make up more than half of the farming workforce in England. …

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FARMLIFE FRAMED

Photo of the Week: Fordson tractor displays memorial poppy

Our photo of the week is this timely picture displaying a Remembrance poppy on a vintage Fordson tractor. The photo was submitted to our photo competition gallery by Kerry Adams,…

COMMUNITY

Kaleb Cooper: 'I think farming chose me, in a weird way'

Clarkson’s Farm star Kaleb Cooper rose to fame after appearing on the hit TV farming show, which documents the highs and lows of running Diddly Squat - a 400ha farm…

FARMLIFE FRAMED

Photo of the Week: FW collages help with rainy days on farm

Rainy days on the farm have never been easier, says this week’s Photo of the Week contributor Bridget Slade of Fir Tree Farm in Norfolk, thanks to none other than…

FARMLIFE FRAMED

Photo of the Week: Halloween Collie and sheep pumpkin

It’s that spooky time of year, and we couldn’t let Halloween pass without choosing our favourite pumpkin carving. This fantastic Collie dog and sheep pumpkin was made by Charlotte Holroyd…