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Lovers of Dartmoor’s iconic landscape can now ‘taste the view’ by purchasing prime lamb from a selection of Morrisons stores as part of its local campaign, sourcing lambs from the Dartmoor Farmers’ Association.

Specialist potato grower Scutt Farming was selling 100 per cent of its 152-hectare (375-acre) potato crop to fish and chip shops when lockdown began, forcing the East Yorkshire family business to urgently find a new market.

Ben Drummond’s family farming business is a diverse one. Spread over 25 sites in Herefordshire, the Midlands, Yorkshire and Norfolk, E.C. Drummond covers poultry, fruit and arable production.

A new kind of land army of specially trained farmers is being mobilised to venture into assembly halls around the country to talk to children. Sarah Todd finds out more about the Farmers for Schools project.

There has been a surge in demand from teachers linking up with farmers to help educate schoolchildren about where food comes from. Danusia Osiowy looks at the impact Farmer Time is having on the consumers of tomorrow.

GetÌýinvolved withÌýourÌýindustry-backed, public-facing campaignÌýwhich willÌýshowcase theÌýreal truthÌýof farmingÌýtoÌýbuild the relationshipÌýbetween the public andÌýfarmers.

Livestock producers and growers supplying Morrisons are working towards reducing their carbon footprint after the retailer said their farm suppliers would be net zero by 2030. Emily Scaife finds out more about the ambitious plans and speaks to two farmers about their decision to take part in the scheme and what they hope to achieve.

Getting Jeremy Clarkson on board to drive home the ’back British farming’ message was a PR-savvy move by the NFU, securing, as it did, coverage in the national press and causing a buzz on social media.

#Farm24, agriculture’s biggest online event, took social media by storm last week, trending on Twitter and publishing a record amount of content to raise awareness of British farming.

Biodiversity is a focus for Morrisons and its farmers. An area which is proving popular is the retailer’s ‘bee-friendly farms’, which attract and maintain bumblebee populations, create a bespoke brand and enable consumers to contribute to positive environmental impact.