Ryan Lincoln

Agriculture has traditionally relied on seasonal workers – but that doesn’t negate the requirement to provide written terms and conditions, says Ryan Lincoln.

Two major new planning initiatives will have a huge impact on farmers – offering both opportunities and challenges. That was the message heard by around 60 Norfolk and Suffolk farmers at the latest joint NFU/Lovewell Blake Farmers’ Evening in Halesworth.

How trees can benefit farm businesses will be the focus of the third joint NFU/Lovewell Blake Farmers’ Evening of 2023, which takes place next month.

Tackling rural crime is central to attracting investment in agriculture and food and drink production – and farmers and law enforcement agencies need to work together to prevent criminality and drive down offending levels.

Tackling the growing problem of rural crime is the focus of the first joint NFU/Lovewell Blake Farmers’ Evening of 2023, which takes place next month.

Farmers in Norfolk and Suffolk were told that the country’s leading farming welfare charity is planning to expand its support – as a new survey revealed that nearly half the UK’s farmers are feeling a level of anxiety, with over a third experiencing feelings of depression.

The role of the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution in supporting the farming community is the focus of the third joint NFU/Lovewell Blake Farmers’ Evening of 2022, which takes place later this month.