Sustainability key for future of Lancashire dairy unit

A new rapid exit parlour has contributed to rising milk yields and improved cow health for Harry Roper, who is now planning to take cow numbers up to 400 in the not too distant future. Hannah Noble reports.

08 December 2020 鈥� 7 min read

A new rapid exit parlour has contributed to rising milk yields and improved cow health for Harry Roper, who is now planning to take cow numbers up to 400 in the not too distant future. Hannah Noble reports....

Fund to help elderly farmer plagued by fly-tippers tops 拢50k

Donations pour in after Hertfordshire farmer revealed bill to clean-up land

Jane Thynne

20 February 2026 鈥� 3 min read

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Next Generation Hill Farmers: First gen farmer finds home in the Scottish hills and focuses on genetics

Next Generation Hill Farmers is a series that aims to showcase the future of upland farming. Mathilda Allison is not from agriculture, but now helps to run an estate in the Scottish borders. Emily Ashworth finds out more

Emily Ashworth

20 February 2026 鈥� 4 min read

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2001 UK foot-and-mouth outbreak - 25 years on: "The countryside should never be shut down again"

British agriculture was rocked to the core 25 years ago by the foot-and-mouth crisis. Have lessons been learnt at a time when the UK food supply chain is being compromised by illegal meat and cheap food imports?

Chris Brayford

19 February 2026 鈥� 2 min read

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