Farming in Five by Farmers Guardian

Farming in Five: Farmers to benefit from £20m Defra robotic fund, the world's first floating dairy farm is up for sale, Defra faces criticism over bluetongue reporting 'nightmare' and a livestock group launches legal action to protect UK meat exports.  

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Farming in Five: Bluetongue surge prompts urgent farming industry briefing, Scots Gov unveils £14m for next round of Future Farming Investment Scheme, Ribena seeks to climate proof blackcurrants as growers warn of difficult harvest and move over Clarkson – Wildfarmed branches out into regenerative beer. 

 

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Farming in Five: Welsh farmers urged to be vigilant as more bluetongue cases confirmed, MP demands urgent action as South West becomes bluetongue hotspot, British farmer forced to launch crowdfunder in bid to feed cattle, Finland reports first cases of African swine fever and farmer's stolen cattle mostly recovered following arrest. 

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Farming in Five: "Farmers...we'd be dead without you" - BBC Radio hosts Greg James and Sara Cox give #farm24 huge shoutout, the government faces backlash over peatland wildfire policy, heatwave drives 'worst harvest in years' as farmers warn this could be their last and the government has been warned to act fast on Brazilian beef after EU import ban.

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Farming in Five: Half of England now in drought, planning, water abstraction and UK beef sector key asks in NFU meeting with Defra, farmer frustrated with police response after youths start fire near crops and 24 Hour in Farming is back.  

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Farming in Five: Vinnie Jones says harvest is his favourite time of year, Clarkson says it is 'impossible' to make money from growing food, TikTok farming stars team up with SP Energy Networks for life-saving campaign and a rise in farming families obtaining protection insurance in case of injury. 

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Farming in Five: Defra funding gap threatens educational farm visits for children, firefighters hospitalised in farm fertiliser store blaze, fundraiser to trek 209 miles across Iceland for the Farming Community Network and Biodiversity Net Gain rule changes ease planning for farm developments. 

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Farming in Five: First drought regions named as record heatwave rolls on, over 60% of Emergency Heating Oil Scheme requests rejected, farmland sees Q2 dip despite record-breaking prices and sheep theft shows a lack of 'respect for countryside and for what we do,' says farmer. 

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Farming in Five: Farmers offered chance to educate the consumers of tomorrow, food production at risk as extreme weather hampers water supply, Farm Safety Week: 'I could have prevented the pain and suffering I went through' and 'We do not need to make a fortune, we just want to be able to farm', Efra chair told.  

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Farming in Five: Industry reacts to Dame Angela Eagle as Defra Secretary, Plaid Cymru unveils 'transformational' farm to fork National Food Strategy, British Sugar proposes shutting Cantley factory and Police appeal for information following Royal Welsh quad bike theft. 

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