Yellow Wellies launch free digital tool to boost health & safety on farms
24th April 2023
To help address concerns around creating a health and safety policy, the Farm Safety Foundation (also known as Yellow Wellies) have launched a new online ‘Build Your Own Health & Safety Policy’ tool to help farmers create a tailored policy that meets HSE requirements and standards set out by farm assurance schemes.
In farming it “helps to have a practical mind for problem solving.”
22nd April 2023
As part of A-Plan Insurance’s Rural Community blog they spoke to Shirley McNiven about her family farm based in Fyvie, Scotland.
Young people visit Essex for a taste of farm life
11th April 2023
Young people from around the UK travelled to Writtle University College in Essex this month for a weekend of lambs, piglets, tractors and more.
Farming “is a hugely rewarding industry to be a part of”
11th April 2023
As part of A-Plan Insurance’s Rural Community blog they spoke to Milly Fyfe about her journey across multiple areas of British agriculture.
“Udderly brilliant” cow juice vodka launched by Clarkson’s farm shop
22nd March 2023
As the filming of Clarkson’s Farm season three continues, Jeremy’s latest business endeavour saw him launching a new spirit line by the name of ‘cow juice vodka’, which he claims is “the smoothest vodka in the coolest bottle”.
Diddly Squat staff forced to wear body cams to ward off abuse from locals
17th March 2023
In the midst of the battle to extend the car park at Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat Farm Shop, employees at the site have allegedly been forced to wear body cams to deter abuse from angry locals who oppose the expansion.
Photographer captures the essence of Welsh hill farming
16th March 2023
Rural and action photographer Jac Williams will be exhibiting his photography project ‘Honest Agriculture’ in Llangollen, North Wales, showcasing images that depict agriculture from the working farmer’s perspective.
The Global Farmher: Using agriculture to travel the world
16th March 2023
As part of A-Plan Insurance’s Rural Community blog they spoke to international farmer Rachel Stratton about her life using agriculture to travel the world.
“I completely live and breathe farming”
21st February 2023
As part of A-Plan Insurance’s Rural Community blog they spoke to Rhi about her experience as a suckler beef and sheep farmer based in the Shropshire Hills.
Council responds to backlash over ‘unfair’ decision on Jeremy Clarkson’s restaurant
15th February 2023
West Oxfordshire District Council has been widely criticised and accused of treating Diddly Squat Farm unfairly, as the latest series of Clarkson’s Farm showed Jeremy Clarkson being refused planning permission for a new restaurant, car park and even a farm track.
Being a woman in the hoof trimming industry
15th February 2023
As part of A-Plan Insurance’s Rural Community blog they spoke to Sophie about her experience as a cattle hoof trimmer and especially within an industry where it is considered a very male dominated role.
Clarkson’s back, and he’s replaced escapey sheep with escapey cows
13th February 2023
Smash-hit Amazon Prime show Clarkson’s Farm returned to our screens on Friday – with no shortage of Clarkson-esque farming mishaps, troublesome animals and tellings-off from “the farming foetus” as Clarkson refers to his young sidekick Kaleb Cooper. Farmers Guide reviews the first episode (*spoilers)…
