A farm conservation group is urging the government to encourage hedgerow creation and maintainance. Responding to a Defra consultation, the Nature Friendly Farming Network says the government should maintain hedgerow protection as an absolute minimum, arguing that hedges are crucial natural assets which require well-designed regulations. The government has... Read more

An Essex farming couple have grown Frankenstein-shaped pumpkins to give their customers an extra bit of fright this Halloween. Guy and Emily French, owners of Foxes Farm Produce, have perfected the art of the Frankenstein pumpkins over the last seven years. They were the first UK farmers to attempt... Read more