Jersey potato farmers fly in workers from Philippines post-Brexit

Jersey potato farmers fly in workers from the Philippines to stop crops rotting in the fields and plug gap left by Romanian and Polish migrants after Brexit Crops have gone to waste this year due to a shortfall in seasonal farm pickers  Usually around 98 per cent of seasonal pickers in the UK come from … Read more

Jersey potato farmers fly in workers from the Philippines

Jersey potato farmers fly in workers from the Philippines to stop crops rotting in the fields and plug gap left by Romanian and Polish migrants after Brexit Crops have gone to waste this year due to a shortfall in seasonal farm pickers  Usually around 98 per cent of seasonal pickers in the UK come from … Read more

Farmers start selling fresh milk from 24-hour vending machines

Business is booming for dairy farmers who are adapting to the Covid pandemic by bottling up their profits in vending machines.  As supermarkets struggle to meet the demand for dairy, two family-run farms are serving their communities by selling milk fresh from the cow in self-serve dispensing machines.   Will Lambourne runs Townsend Farm in Marsh … Read more

Farmers cash in on Covid dairy drought with 24-hour vending machines

Business is booming for dairy farmers who are adapting to the Covid pandemic by bottling up their profits in vending machines.  As supermarkets struggle to meet the demand for dairy, two family-run farms have taken to selling milk fresh from the cow in self-serve dispensing machines.   Will Lambourne runs Townsend Farm in Marsh Gibbon, near Bicester … Read more

Aldi pledges extra £3.5billion a year on UK-grown food and drink in Brexit boost for British farmers

Aldi pledges to spend an extra £3.5billion a year on UK-grown food and drink in major Brexit boost for British farmers The supermarket hopes to help 1,000 small business in Britain with its pledge The chain will support British growers and producers over the next five years  Aldi is the UK’s fifth biggest supermarket with … Read more

Sarah Michelle Gellar loads up a cart with fresh produce during stops by the farmer’s market

Sarah Michelle Gellar loads up a cart with fresh produce as she stops by the farmer’s market with a friend By Kelby Vera For Dailymail.com Published: 20:49 GMT, 27 December 2020 | Updated: 20:49 GMT, 27 December 2020 Sarah Michelle Gellar ended her holiday weekend on a practical note. The Buffy, The Vampire Slayer star, … Read more

Kyle Sandilands’ incredible act of kindness for bushfire-stricken farmers

The shock jock with a heart of gold: Kyle Sandilands’ incredible act of kindness for bushfire-stricken farmers By Jo Scrimshire For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:39 GMT, 18 December 2020 | Updated: 03:39 GMT, 18 December 2020 He’s known for his bawdy sense of humour, but Kyle Sandilands has a heart of gold. The KIIS FM … Read more

Kyle Sandilands’ incredible act of kindness for bushfire-stricken farmers

The shock jock with a heart of gold: Kyle Sandilands’ incredible act of kindness for bushfire-stricken farmers By Jo Scrimshire For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:39 GMT, 18 December 2020 | Updated: 03:39 GMT, 18 December 2020 He’s known for his bawdy sense of humour, but Kyle Sandilands has a heart of gold. The KIIS FM … Read more

Chantel Jeffries puts comfort first in blue sweats as she enjoys a day at the farmers’ market

Chantel Jeffries puts comfort first in blue sweats as she enjoys a day at the farmers’ market with her girls By Christine Rendon For Dailymail.com Published: 15:23 GMT, 14 December 2020 | Updated: 15:23 GMT, 14 December 2020 She was enjoying some fun in the sun with her boyfriend on a Miami beach last week. … Read more

British farmers enjoy bumper Brussels sprout harvest after UK’s sweltering summer

British farmers have enjoyed a bumper Brussels sprout harvest this year after the UK’s sweltering summer, with giant specimens double the size of normal crops.  In the lead up to Christmas the demand for the popular festive vegetable rockets, often leaving many yuletide dinner makers disappointed.  But thanks to the scorching summer sprouts are in … Read more