Farmers cannot take further HS2 derailment, say union bosses

The NFU has hit out at reports that troubled train line HS2 is facing a new raft of problems, with the union claiming that any further disruption to farm businesses would be 鈥榰nacceptable鈥�.

29 January 2023 鈥� 2 min read

A recently leaked report has revealed that sections of the high-speed train line are now in doubt, fuelling calls for the 100 billion scheme to be scrapped altogether. NFU vice-president David Exwood...

Calls for gun law rethink following farmer's death

'Gaps' in legislation could lead to more people taking their own lives, warns coroner

Nick Irving

19 February 2026 鈥� 2 min read

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Direct selling boosts growth for Cambridgeshire mixed livestock farm

Bramblebee Farms has developed its wide range of livestock enterprises in response to customer demand

Wendy Short

19 February 2026 鈥� 7 min read

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2001 UK foot-and-mouth outbreak - 25 years on: "Infectious diseases do not respect borders or species barriers, and we ignore this at our peril"

Before his career in politics, Epping Forest MP Dr Neil Hudson was a veterinary inspector who was on the frontline of the foot-and-mouth outbreak in 2001. Dr Hudson remembers the once bustling farms which became empty, the impact it had on the sector's mental health, and why the current Government should never take the UK's national biosecurity for granted

Dr Neil Hudson

18 February 2026 鈥� 3 min read

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