Farming

Wakefield Farm Stud and Livery owner Neil Holden (left) with stud manager Tom Saunders and head groom Jo Durrell with two of their horses in the indoor arena

Ambitious stud farm is aiming for horse show glory

Broadland MP Jerome Mayhew has called for earlier compensation payments for poultry farms hit by bird flu outbreaks

Broadland MP Jerome Mayhew has called for earlier compensation payments for poultry farms hit by bird flu outbreaks

MP urges earlier compensation for virus-hit poultry farmers

Norfolk farmer James Runciman with his Aberdeen Angus cattle grazing at Walsingham

Norfolk farmer James Runciman with his Aberdeen Angus cattle grazing at Walsingham

Cattle herd is evolving to meet climate and cost challenges

Victoria and Henry Cushing with harlequin and polar bear pumpkins at their farm near Thursford

Victoria and Henry Cushing with harlequin and polar bear pumpkins at their farm near Thursford

Pumpkins and parking bring new opportunities to family farm

Rob McGregor, of LSB Pigs in East Rudham, was crowned Farm Manager of the Year at the 2022 Farmers Weekly awards

Rob McGregor, of LSB Pigs in East Rudham, was crowned Farm Manager of the Year at the 2022 Farmers Weekly awards

The nation's best farm manager shares his top business tips

Bob King, commercial director of Great Ryburgh-based Crisp Malt, pictured during the barley harvest

Bob King, commercial director of Great Ryburgh-based Crisp Malt, pictured during the barley harvest

How will maltster's five-fold energy cost hike affect beer prices?

Rob McGregor, of LSB Pigs in East Rudham, has been named Farm Manager of the Year at the national Farmers Weekly awards

Rob McGregor, of LSB Pigs in East Rudham, has been named Farm Manager of the Year at the national Farmers Weekly awards

Pioneering pig farm manager named best in the country

A new colony of spoonbills has been formed at a farm in Cley. Pictured are an adult and young spoonbill at Holkham

A new colony of spoonbills has been formed at a farm in Cley. Pictured are an adult and young spoonbill at Holkham

Rare spoonbills start 'thrilling' new colony at coastal farm

Red deer reared for Waitrose venison at John Savory's farm in Gateley, near Fakenham

Red deer reared for Waitrose venison at John Savory's farm in Gateley, near Fakenham

Livestock farm struggles after just four inches of rain in five months

The Normac robotic farm machine demonstration at Hempton, near Fakenham. With the Farmdroid machine are Ernest Doi, Michael Massingham, Jim Pamment, and Richard Perry

The Normac robotic farm machine demonstration at Hempton, near Fakenham. With the Farmdroid machine are Ernest Doi, Michael Massingham, Jim Pamment, and Richard Perry

Futuristic farming robots demonstrate a new era of food production

A 130-mile egg and spoon relay has raised £6,500 for farming mental health charity YANA. From left: NFU chief poultry adviser Aimee Mahony, Nigel Joice, Olivia Joice, Jack Joice, Zanna Joice, and NFU poultry adviser Tom Glen

A 130-mile egg and spoon relay has raised £6,500 for farming mental health charity YANA. From left: NFU chief poultry adviser Aimee Mahony, Nigel Joice, Olivia Joice, Jack Joice, Zanna Joice, and NFU poultry adviser Tom Glen

130-mile egg and spoon race raises £6,500 for farming charity

Launching the 'Scrambling for YANA' egg and spoon race, from left, Patrick Joice's mother Jenny, NFU chief poultry adviser Aimee Mahony, YANA representative Di Strangroom, Patrick's children Jack and Olivia Joice with their mother Zanna and grandfather

Launching the 'Scrambling for YANA' egg and spoon race, from left, Patrick Joice's mother Jenny, NFU chief poultry adviser Aimee Mahony, YANA representative Di Strangroom, Patrick's children Jack and Olivia Joice with their mother Zanna and grandfather

Epic egg and spoon race will continue poultry farmer's charitable legacy

Farmer and conservationist Bill Makins, who founded the wildlife park at Pensthorpe, has died at the age of 90

Farmer and conservationist Bill Makins, who founded the wildlife park at Pensthorpe, has died at the age of 90

Obituary: Nature visionary who created Pensthorpe reserve dies aged 90

Julian Smith, site manager of Ploeger UK on Holt Road in Fakenham

Julian Smith, site manager of Ploeger UK on Holt Road in Fakenham

'Fakenham's best-kept secret' - inside town's huge harvester factory

Norfolk farmer Martin Jensen (second right) and registered nurse Rupert Wood (far left) made a 2,500-mile round trip to deliver medical supplies to the Ukraine/Poland border

Norfolk farmer Martin Jensen (second right) and registered nurse Rupert Wood (far left) made a 2,500-mile round trip to deliver medical supplies to the Ukraine/Poland border

Family's 2,500-mile Ukraine mercy dash delivers £10,000 of medical aid

Martin Jensen (left) with his daughter Emily Jensen-Balderstone and fellow Guestwick villager Rupert Wood, with the urgent medical supplies which they will deliver to the Ukraine border

Martin Jensen (left) with his daughter Emily Jensen-Balderstone and fellow Guestwick villager Rupert Wood, with the urgent medical supplies which they will deliver to the Ukraine border

Farming family raises £15,000 and embarks on mercy mission to Ukraine

Brewers have made a beer named Tony's Tribute in memory of malting barley merchant Tony Banham. From left: David Holliday of Moon Gazer Ales, Rob Howlett of Barsham Brewery, Mark Banham of H Banham and brewers Andy Mitchell and Steve Chroscicki

Brewers have made a beer named Tony's Tribute in memory of malting barley merchant Tony Banham. From left: David Holliday of Moon Gazer Ales, Rob Howlett of Barsham Brewery, Mark Banham of H Banham and brewers Andy Mitchell and Steve Chroscicki

Tribute beer brewed in memory of malting barley saviour

Jake Fiennes, head of conservation at the Holkham Estate in north Norfolk, has written a book named

Jake Fiennes, head of conservation at the Holkham Estate in north Norfolk, has written a book named

Norfolk's 'Land Healer' believes farmers can save the countryside

Stuart Sands is the new chief executive of Anglia Maltings, which owns Crisp Malt in Great Ryburgh

Stuart Sands is the new chief executive of Anglia Maltings, which owns Crisp Malt in Great Ryburgh

Craft beer enthusiast becomes new boss of maltings firm

Tony Banham (right) pictured with his son Mark in a field of Maris Otter malting barley

Tony Banham (right) pictured with his son Mark in a field of Maris Otter malting barley

Thanksgiving service will honour celebrated farm merchant

Robotics engineers from Antobot and Loughborough University trialling a new drone docking mechanism at Deepdale Farm in north Norfolk

Robotics engineers from Antobot and Loughborough University trialling a new drone docking mechanism at Deepdale Farm in north Norfolk

Futuristic drones and survey robots converge on coastal farm

National Farmers' Union president Minette Batters (centre) pictured at Raynham Hall with the Marquess Townshend (left) and his son Thomas, Viscount Raynham (right)

National Farmers' Union president Minette Batters (centre) pictured at Raynham Hall with the Marquess Townshend (left) and his son Thomas, Viscount Raynham (right)

Farming leader raises workforce fears in Norfolk's 'capital of agriculture'

Tony Banham (right) pictured with his son Mark in a field of Maris Otter malting barley

Tony Banham (right) pictured with his son Mark in a field of Maris Otter malting barley

Obituary: Farm merchant who helped save revered brewing barley dies aged 81

Members of the Wensum Farmers Group in a cover-cropped field in Horningtoft. From left: Kit Papworth, Lizzie Emmett, Colin Palmer, Adrian Howes, Mary van Beuningen and Coen van Beuningen

Members of the Wensum Farmers Group in a cover-cropped field in Horningtoft. From left: Kit Papworth, Lizzie Emmett, Colin Palmer, Adrian Howes, Mary van Beuningen and Coen van Beuningen

Farmers claim they are unfairly blamed for Wensum water pollution

LSB Pigs has won the Producer of the Year title at the National Pig Awards. From left are Tracey Ireland, Steve Ireland, Rob McGregor, Robert Battersby, Chris Lammiman, Wes Was and Grant Drury

LSB Pigs has won the Producer of the Year title at the National Pig Awards. From left are Tracey Ireland, Steve Ireland, Rob McGregor, Robert Battersby, Chris Lammiman, Wes Was and Grant Drury

Award-winning pig farm hailed the best in the country

A bird flu outbreak has been confirmed in a 'very small' flock of pet poultry at a residential property on the Holkham estate

A bird flu outbreak has been confirmed in a 'very small' flock of pet poultry at a residential property on the Holkham estate

Bird flu confirmed in small pet poultry flock on Holkham estate

Robert Perowne, owner of the Cobble Hill vineyard near Burnham Market

Robert Perowne, owner of the Cobble Hill vineyard near Burnham Market

Vineyard's £250,000 new winery presses its first grapes

Sheep grazing on arable fields sown with grass and clover at the Holkham Estate

Sheep grazing on arable fields sown with grass and clover at the Holkham Estate

Soil-boosting trial takes farm 'back to the future'

Rob Battersby, managing partner for LSB Pigs, with pigs grazing on grass cover mixes at a farm in East Rudham

Rob Battersby, managing partner for LSB Pigs, with pigs grazing on grass cover mixes at a farm in East Rudham

Grazing on grass means happier pigs - and a healthier environment

Norfolk farmer Algy Garrod with the teepees at his pop-up campsite at Themelthorpe, near Fakenham

Norfolk farmer Algy Garrod with the teepees at his pop-up campsite at Themelthorpe, near Fakenham

Pop-up campsite grows alongside expanding farm shop

The 'Norfolk Fellaton' charity cycling team celebrates reaching John O'Groats in Scotland. From left: Mike Bartlett, Nick Gowing, Justin Morfoot, Ed Wharton, Ed Masters, Richard Hirst

The 'Norfolk Fellaton' charity cycling team celebrates reaching John O'Groats in Scotland. From left: Mike Bartlett, Nick Gowing, Justin Morfoot, Ed Wharton, Ed Masters, Richard Hirst

Jubilant 'Fellaton' cyclists raise £43k for charities after epic journey

The Norfolk Fellaton team is cycling from Land's End to John O'Groats for charity. From left, Justin Morfoot, Nick Gowing, Ed Wharton, Ed Masters and Richard Hirst

The Norfolk Fellaton team is cycling from Land's End to John O'Groats for charity. From left, Justin Morfoot, Nick Gowing, Ed Wharton, Ed Masters and Richard Hirst

'Fellaton' cyclists saddle up for epic £25k charity challenge

Peter Howell, a Norfolk cattle farmer whose grazing land alongside the River Wensum has been flooded since Christmas

Peter Howell, a Norfolk cattle farmer whose grazing land alongside the River Wensum has been flooded since Christmas

Frustrated cattle farmer's fields flooded since Christmas

Norfolk cattle farmer Jeremy Buxton helped deliver a new calf before being called into action to pull stranded cars from snow drifts

Norfolk cattle farmer Jeremy Buxton helped deliver a new calf before being called into action to pull stranded cars from snow drifts

Double snow drama as farmer delivers calf - then pulls cars from drifts

Norfolk shepherdess Michelle Lakey raised £1,752 for charity by auctioning one of her lambs at Norwich Livestock Market

Norfolk shepherdess Michelle Lakey raised £1,752 for charity by auctioning one of her lambs at Norwich Livestock Market

Shepherdess shocked as lamb fetches £1,752 at charity auction

Norfolk agricultural industry figure Jim Davidson has died aged 93. Here he is pictured with his wife Isabel raising a glass at a garden party

Norfolk agricultural industry figure Jim Davidson has died aged 93. Here he is pictured with his wife Isabel raising a glass at a garden party

'Everyone's friend' - Tributes to farming industry figure Jim Davidson

Klaudia Roszkowksa receives her certificate for Zoetis Poultry Trainee of the Year at the British Poultry Council awards. Picture: Poultec Training

Klaudia Roszkowksa receives her certificate for Zoetis Poultry Trainee of the Year at the British Poultry Council awards. Picture: Poultec Training

Klaudia scoops £2,500 prize at national poultry awards

Farmer and artist Joe Godderidge working at his home in Stanfield in 2014. Picture: Matthew Usher.

Farmer and artist Joe Godderidge working at his home in Stanfield in 2014. Picture: Matthew Usher.

Cowboy’s son became celebrated Norfolk artist, farmer and horseman

Bloodied and stitched, Welsh mule ewes from David Cross's flock which were attacked by a dog in their field at Attleborough. Photo: Bill Smith

Bloodied and stitched, Welsh mule ewes from David Cross's flock which were attacked by a dog in their field at Attleborough. Photo: Bill Smith

Call for dog owners to act responsibly as attacks on livestock increase

William and Alex Wales, with some of their herd at Binham.

William and Alex Wales, with some of their herd at Binham.

Norfolk farmers sell ‘raw milk’ straight from the cow