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Fletchers' Family Farm's Liz makes 'emotional' admission after devastating fire
Kelvin Fletcher 's wife Liz was left admitting ‘it's quite emotional'. The couple were looking back on the remains of their home in the Peak District after a devastating fire. Last year, Kelvin, Liz and their four children were on holiday…
Springwatch's Michaela Strachan reveals true feelings about Clarkson's Farm
Michaela Strachan hosted this year's Animal Action Awards BBC wildlife presenter and animal advocate Michaela Strachan has said Clarkson's Farm has helped people understand the true difficulties of farming as the UK faces a wildlife crisis.
Our Yorkshire Farm star defends screen time for her nine children
Yorkshire shepherdess Amanda Owen has revealed that screens have been her family's 'lifeline' and that banning them for her children would be 'incredibly hypocritical'. The 52-year-old features in the Channel 4 documentary series Our Farm Next…
Andy Burnham urged to U-turn on hated farm inheritance tax raid in Budget
Andy Burnham is under pressure from farmers over the inheritance tax raid Farmers have made a last-ditch plea to Andy Burnham to U-turn on the inheritance tax raid in the budget. They warn that the controversial policy brought in under Sir Keir…
Aroostook farm 'matchmaker' invents agriculture trading card game for schools
Kids will soon be able to collect and trade farm game cards to run their own fantasy farm while making crop, livestock, planting, financing and transportation decisions that sometimes get foiled by rivals. In the “ Farm to Table ”…
BBC Countryfile's Matt Baker's mum opens up on 'handing over' family farm
Matt Baker opened up on a new chapter of his life Matt Baker's mum, Janice, has opened up about eventually handing over the family farm as her son and his wife, Nicola, prepare for a new chapter. Speaking about the future and the day-to-day work…
Fletchers' Family Farm's Kelvin and Liz make emotional discovery
Kelvin Fletcher and his wife Liz rediscovered memories from their past as they 'emotionally' looked back on the remains of their home after a devastating fire. Last year, while Kelvin, Liz and their four children were away on holiday, a fire…
Gorham's Orchard Ridge Farm for sale months after devastating fire
Gorham's Orchard Ridge Farm is up for sale just over nine months after a fire destroyed a family home on the property, the owners wrote in an Instagram post Sunday. Erica Gottshalk and her husband Will Gottshalk have owned the farm on Sebago Lake…
Farm loans lose share in banks' credit books as lenders turn cautious on rural exposure
Banks and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) are slowing the growth of their agriculture, rural and farm-loan portfolios, reflecting a risk-off approach amid concerns over deficient rainfall and potential fallout from El Nino conditions.
Scots farmers warn UK food security is at risk as imports soar to £67.8bn
National Farmers Union, Scotland has warned that rising production costs, labour shortages, extreme weather and volatile markets are placing growing pressure on farm businesses. The warning comes as Scottish Government figures show the average…
Matt Baker opens up on 'new chapter' with wife after kids leave home
Countryfile star Matt Baker has opened up on a “new chapter” with his wife, Nicola. Matt and his wife have returned with a new Channel 4 series titled Our Barn in the Dales, which will see the couple renovating a barn on his parents'…
US workers facing deadly heat borrow from tomato pickers to win key protections
“It's the kind of heat that makes you feel like you're being dehydrated, like your skin is drying out,” said Lucas Benitez, after harvesting watermelons with his sons and wife this summer. “The heat that we had 30 years ago is…
Pumpkin shortage warning this Halloween as weather hits UK's patches
The UK is facing a pumpkin shortage this Halloween season. The country has just had its warmest summer since records began, the Met Office said, after widespread drought and several heatwaves. Farmers say the dry conditions have left pumpkin…
They're spooky, sexy, slidey - and driving ticket sales at Hershey's amusement park
Imagine you're walking around an amusement park in October while it's Halloween themed. The air is crisp, you've got a giant pretzel, you're strolling with friends to get in line for the roller coaster. Out of the corner of your eye, you see tall…
Andy Burnham can save farmers by doing one thing at the Budget
Andy Burnham is facing pressure from farmers over the inheritance tax raid It has been two years since Labour announced its devastating family farm tax. But the anger and upset over the controversial policy has not gone away in that time. Former…
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