Industry

09 Dec

Manual handling on farm

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.

09 Dec

Farming Focus™ series 5: reflecting on the highlights

The final episode of each Farming Focus™ series is an opportunity to look back at the rich mixture of opinions and insights offered by guests, and series five is no exception. Podcast host Peter Green is joined by strategic dairy consultant Becki Reay to discuss five of the most recent episodes.

01 Dec

Inspiring the next generation of school children

With a passion for showing young people behind the farm gate, Farmer Time creator Tom Martin is pioneering a new form of farm education, while FWAG South West Education Officer Louise Wallace is inspiring and educating to help children understand and protect. They encourage other farmers to do the same.

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.