5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (272+ words) A 179-year-old farming tradition will return to West Dorset this month when the Melplash Agricultural Society stages its annual Hedgelaying and Ploughing Match. The event takes place on Saturday, September 12, from 9am to 3pm, on land off Roman Road near Compton Valence,…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (452+ words) Duchy College student Holly May has been named the 2026 West Country Dairy Awards winner, scooping the £2,000 top prize after impressing judges with her knowledge and ambition for the dairy industry. The Cornwall student has developed a keen interest in genetics…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (284+ words) Buyers flocked to an online ram sale that saw all but one animal sold and a top price of £3,600, underlining continued demand for shedding sheep genetics. The Exlana Elite Ram Sale, held on Tuesday, August 4, was moved fully online at…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (401+ words) This year’s Dairy Show will feature a full schedule of competitions and activities focused on building a bright and resilient future for the dairy sector, as well as the return of the AgriForums for the second year. Returning to the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (916+ words) A seven-figure investment is giving Devon butcher and farm shop Edenmoor the space to think bigger, without losing sight of where its food begins. Formerly known as Pipers Farm, the business has opened a 25,000 sq ft production facility in Cullompton,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (327+ words) Forty new homes are set to be built as part of a growing development. Construction has begun on the second and final phase of The Grange in Goonhavern, a 70-home scheme just five miles southwest of Newquay, led by Cornish…...

3+ week, 57+ min ago   (813+ words) Inspired by a vision for a greener future for his family farm, Devon farmer Fred Chugg set out to create an electric alternative to the petrol-powered quad bikes he had used for decades. What started as a spare-time project has…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (343+ words) A 380-HOME development is being planned on Dorset land close to Yeovil. The proposals for the 37-hectare farmland site include details of access, proposals for open market and affordable homes, new pedestrian and cycle routes, internal estate road, formal and…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (403+ words) Farmers near Wiltshire have landed more than £1 million to improve the countryside in the shadow of power lines. North Wessex Downs National Landscape has been given £1.2 million by National Grid’s Landscape Enhancement Initiative. The cash will go to 20 farms in…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1631+ words) Farmers’ fears that Great Britain could become an outlet for Brazilian beef excluded from the European Union have been confirmed at policy level after Defra decided imports will continue when European restrictions begin next month. Defra and the Animal and…...