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Farming unions have joined forces with the Welsh Farm Safety Partnership to raise urgent awareness about the dangers of ATV (all-terrain vehicle) accidents on farms, during this year’s Farm Safety Week. 

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) announced that Janet Swadling OBE has been chosen as its interim chief executive.

Isle of Arran farmer Callum Lindsay is urging other farmers to wear a helmet and take five extra minutes to think about safety, after he was severely injured in an ATV accident.

Farming representatives have called on the UK government to look at the alternatives to the family farm tax, following the publication of the draft legislation for the Finance Bill.

A novel seed treatment integrating beneficial microbes and micronutrients is set to hit the market ahead of next season.

Six fire crews responded to a blaze in Llangeler, Wales, involving a tractor, two vehicles, bales and a building.

The latest NFU Digital Access Survey reveals that broadband and mobile coverage in rural areas continues to lag behind the needs of British farming businesses — with more than one in five respondents reporting they cannot access even a ‘decent’ internet speed.

The days of manual rollover tarpaulins that only get used in the event of an impromptu rain shower seem long gone for those travelling on the public highway. Now, with uncovered loads attracting the attention of the authorities, farmers are looking to install automatic sheeting systems to speed up the process and keep operators safely within the tractor.   

NFU Cymru president Aled Jones has written to the prime minister urging for changes to the inheritance tax proposals, as they are causing “distress and torment” to the nation’s farmers.

With buried pipelines posing a serious risk and high costs if damaged, UKOPA provides some advice for farmers.

New figures released today show that farming continues to have the poorest safety record of any occupation in the UK & Ireland, despite meaningful progress.

A Mercedes ran a red light into the path of a JCB tractor, causing it to veer off the road and into two houses.