Old farmers will be paid up to £100,000 to retire in bid to freshen industry with new workers

Old farmers will be paid up to £100,000 to retire in bid to freshen industry with new workers who are keener on green methods Environment Secretary believes older farmers hesitant to use green methods Because of Brexit farmers can receive a higher payout than when in the EU  Old rules saw average farmer receive about … Read more

Natalie Portman buys herself a bouquet of sunflowers as visits local farmers market

Natalie Portman buys a bouquet of sunflowers and a crumpet as she visits local farmers market with her family in Sydney By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:02 BST, 2 May 2021 | Updated: 05:02 BST, 2 May 2021 She’s been living in Australia for the past eight months while filming Marvel’s upcoming … Read more

French wine shortage: Farmers suffer worst frost damage since 1990 and smallest harvest for 40 years

French winemakers have suffered the worst frost damage to their crops since the 1990s as fears grow that grape vines could yield the smallest harvest for 40 years.  The damage done by several nights’ of frost this week threatens to destroy grape harvests in some of the country’s best-known and prestigious wine-producing regions. Farmers across the country lit … Read more

Farmers slam Blue Peter for encouraging children to stop eating meat for climate change challenge

Farmers and parents have slammed Blue Peter for encouraging children to stop eating meat after the TV show urged viewers to go vegetarian for a climate change challenge.  The children’s series is offering green badges – similar to the famous blue ones – to youngsters who are environmentally friendly as part of a two-week pledge. Sports … Read more

Adorable moment sheepdog puppies gambol in the spring sunshine with farmer’s pet lamb

Will ewe be my friend? Adorable moment sheepdog puppies gambol in the spring sunshine with farmer’s pet lamb Thumper Adorable scene as pair of four-week-old border collie pups meet lamb Thumper  The tiny sheepdog puppies were happy to take their cue from the lamb – for now  By Isabella Nikolic For Mailonline Published: 01:55 BST, … Read more

Adorable moment sheepdog puppies gambol in the spring sunshine with farmer’s pet lamb

Will ewe be my friend? Adorable moment sheepdog puppies gambol in the spring sunshine with farmer’s pet lamb Thumper Adorable scene as pair of four-week-old border collie pups meet lamb Thumper  The tiny sheepdog puppies were happy to take their cue from the lamb – for now  By Isabella Nikolic For Mailonline Published: 01:55 BST, … Read more

The son of Australian farmers at centre of David Cameron ‘lobbying’ scandal

A tycoon at the centre of a lobbying scandal engulfing David Cameron was given extraordinary access to No10 and struck a controversial NHS deal reportedly rejected by civil servants which profited banks.  Australian financier Lex Greensill was allegedly granted a security pass and team of civil servants during Mr Cameron’s time in Downing Street so … Read more

The son of Australian farmers at centre of David Cameron ‘lobbying’ scandal

A tycoon at the centre of a lobbying scandal engulfing David Cameron was given extraordinary access to No10 and struck a controversial NHS deal reportedly rejected by civil servants which profited banks.  Australian financier Lex Greensill was allegedly granted a security pass and team of civil servants during Mr Cameron’s time in Downing Street so … Read more

Queensland farmers who hosted Prince Harry in 2003 ‘respect’ he and Meghan after royal interview

Prince Harry tested the waters of a ‘normal life’ long before officially quitting the palace when he put on muddy boots and a cowboy hat to muster cattle in Outback Queensland.    When Harry was just 19 years old – and third in line to the throne – he spent three months living on Tooloombilla Station … Read more