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A local farm shop will launch its first online delivery service this week in a bid to create jobs for those who have found themselves out of work amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Stockpiling animal medicines is unnecessary, costly and, in the case of prescription only products, illegal, theÌýAnimal Medicines Training Regulatory Authority has warned.

Around a third of all food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted – a fact that I still find hard to comprehend, says Peter Maddox, WRAP director.

First Milk has urged its farmers to sign its voluntary First4Milk pledge in a bid to proactively promote sustainable dairy farming.

Straw prices are rising in anticipation of a small harvest this year, but merchants have warned against any panic buying.

Any farm-built invention or installation that improves the lives of the stock and owners has to be commended. For one farm improving foot health, that meant building its own foot washer.

Farmers, including NFU president Minette Batters, have taken to social media to vent their fury about ’unbalanced’ reporting in an episode of the BBC’s Countryfile.ÌýÌý

NOTHING seemed to dampen the spirits of exhibitors or spectators at this year’s UK Dairy Expo held at Carlisle, and judging commenced under the watchful eye of a packed ringside. Hannah Noble reports.

Farmers, local foodmakers and other small businesses will receive early payments from the supermarket to help mitigate the potential impact of coronavirus.

This month, Roger Evans tells us about the current craze to emblazon tractors with the owner’s name, and why, in days gone by, he preferred to retain a certain amount of anonymity when it came to driving on the public highway.