Farming

Jeremy Clarkson is far from the only showbiz figure to become a farmer. Nige Tassell examines why so many actors and musicians are opting for a new life on the land.

Farmer and photographer Amy Bateman captures the new life and hard labour of lambing season in Cumbria.

How much milk does a cow produce each day? As Fergus Collins explains, the breed really does make a difference.

After 800 years, London's Smithfield Market is closing. Farmer and BBC Countryfile presenter Adam Henson delves into its rich history.

Pub closures and fewer hops leave UK brewers in a fight for survival, says Adam Henson

The National Park Authority plans to remove permitted development rights allowing people to open temporary campsites for 28 days a year to earn extra money.

Paul Horrell champions the finest motors to grace our countryside in the past century...

Owners of rural businesses are calling for the government's long-awaited rural crime strategy to help protect them from organised gangs who target under-policed areas.

Researchers recorded nearly three times as many birds on solar farms managed with wildlife in mind as they did on adjacent arable land.

Farmers seem eminently eligible – they love the outdoors, are good with their hands and skilled with a quad bike – but what about those 4am starts?

Farmer and TV presenter Adam Henson on how AI is already transforming the future of British farming

For green targets to be met, farmers will also have to adapt a further 10% of agricultural land to improve biodiversity.

Where is Diddly Squat Farm, when is it open and how big is it? Here's everything you need to know about Jeremy Clarkson's farm – including opening times for its farm shop, cafe and pub.

The shortages of broccoli, cauliflower and other vegetables will prolong Britain's ‘hungry gap’ between April and early June, say experts.

We take a deep dive into regenerative farming and what it's all about. Can it really help heal the soil and increase biodiversity?

While you're busy unwrapping presents and tucking into turkey, spare a thought for the farmers on duty, whatever the weather, says Adam Henson

All you need to know about slurry

Farmers hope the nature-based solution will help control bracken levels, allowing wildflowers, invertebrates and birds the optimum conditions to thrive.

Despite the huge financial cost of trees, Jeremy Clarkson has endeavoured to put more on Diddly Squat Farm

Seaweed farms promise rural investment. But are the benefits overstated?

Researchers from the University of Essex say the robot can be adapted to other crops, with future trials planned for onions, tomatoes and lettuce.

6,000 pumpkins were harvested from the unusual growing medium...

Denise Walton meditates every morning and evening. It's the simplest way to find clarity and help with decision-making for the day ahead, says the regenerative farmer.