Mac Donaldson rumbles alongside lush Cienega Creek in his beat-up GMC, eight Angus bulls wobbling grimly in a red trailer behind. At 1,500 pounds per, these pitch-black lotharios are a daunting, beefy ...

Agriculture, land and farm management represent an integrated discipline that seeks to balance high productivity with the sustainable utilisation of finite land resources. This field encompasses the ...

Keep it simple and make sure that it pays are key to nature-friendly farming success, delegates at the Oxford Farming Conference (OFC) were told on ...

For years, Derek Gow worked his 400-acres in western England as a conventional sheep and cattle farm. But as both a farmer and conservationist, he knew that wasn’t right for nature. Now, he’s using ...

Martin Lines will be honoured with the RSPB’s most prestigious award at the charity’s annual general meeting (AGM) which took place online on 4th October, for his phenomenal contribution to ...

After Ireland joined the European Economic Community in 1973, the practice of intensive farming – using chemical fertilisers, machinery and large-scale production methods – began in earnest. This ...

As the nature and climate crises worsen, it is hard not to feel that the world is moving in the wrong direction.

Cutting the budget for nature-friendly farming would be “devastating” for wildlife and rural communities, the Government has been warned. Environmentalists warned that cutting the spend on the ...

A Huntington farm will have more room to teach students about Long Island’s rich agricultural history thanks to a preliminary agreement with Suffolk County. Kerber’s Farm, a working farm and school on ...

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