Industry

09 Dec

Manual handling

Manual handling is part of everyday life on farms, from using heavy tools and handling livestock animals to carrying tools and equipment. But these routine tasks are a common cause of injury in agriculture, and the long-term effects can be more serious than many realise. Back and joint injuries often go unnoticed or untreated for years, only to become painful, life-limiting problems later on. Understanding how to assess risks and use safe lifting techniques can help protect both you and your team.

11 Nov

Is regenerative farming here to stay?

Is regen simply a short-term buzzword or will it stay the course and prove to be the way of farming to secure the UK industry’s future? To answer this question, Earth Farmers founder Tim Williams and Ceres Rural consultant Louise Penn joined Peter Green on Farming Focus™.

28 Oct

The potential of agroforestry on South West farms

Agroforestry might be a relatively new word but it’s a very old way of farming according to Working Woodlands Cornwall Director Tom Kemp and Harry Studholme of Perridge Estate in Devon. With a combined experience of agroforestry spanning nearly 50 years, they share their insights on Farming Focus™.

21 Oct

Does quality drive success?

Producing the very best isn’t just a nice-to-have it’s a way to survive and thrive. Butcher Philip Warren and farmer Matt Chatfield told Farming Focus™ how they use farm quality over quantity to differentiate their product in the market.

03 Oct

How changing weather patterns are impacting UK food production

In a recent episode of Farming Focus™, host Peter Green was joined by Herefordshire farmer Ben Andrews and Devon-based Riverford Organic Farmers founder Guy Singh-Watson. They explored how our changing climate is altering the future of food production in the UK.

24 Sep

Safety Signs on Farms

Health & Safety Advisor Jess Phillips explains why signs are essential for keeping people safe on farm, how to use them effectively and the legal requirements you must meet.

19 Sep

Driving progress on your farm through technology

Technology is the future of farming. Online tools, mobile apps, precision equipment and management decisions driven by technology-derived data are already transforming business efficiency. But how can farmers gain the most from technology on farm? Farming Focus™ investigated.

12 Sep

Shoplifting surge hitting farm shops and rural businesses

The rise in shoplifting across the retail sector has been well reported, with record levels published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) earlier this year. And this includes rural businesses. Farm shop owners are experiencing the same upset, frustration and financial losses as high street retailers. The often-isolated location of rural retail businesses can make them particularly vulnerable.

28 Aug

From one generation to the next: succession planning and inheritance tax

As farmers prepare for the new agricultural inheritance tax rules, PKF Francis Clark’s head of agriculture Brian Harvey and Devon farmer Andrew Branton cover the theory and practice of what it all means for family farms on Farming Focus™.