Farming

TV Broadcaster and farmer, Jimmy Doherty has been made a visiting professor at Anglia Ruskin University

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TV presenter and Suffolk farmer set for new role at Anglia Ruskin University

Ben and Georgina Woolf at Oak House Farm

Ben and Georgina Woolf at Oak House Farm

Suffolk farmers' market will go ahead - despite road closure for large load

Keith Packer, left, and Michael Sly have struck a deal

Keith Packer, left, and Michael Sly have struck a deal

Suffolk beet growers breathe sigh of relief as crunch deal struck with British Sugar

DEFRA has imposed a bird flu prevention zone across Suffolk, Norfolk and parts of Essex

DEFRA has imposed a bird flu prevention zone across Suffolk, Norfolk and parts of Essex

Suffolk and Essex poultry industry on high alert as bird flu order declared

Suffolk and Norfolk legend Ray Hubbard. Picture: Sarah Lucy Brown

Suffolk and Norfolk legend Ray Hubbard. Picture: Sarah Lucy Brown

Ray Hubbard: 'When you work with horses they are part of you'

Crowds in one of the avenues at the second day of the Suffolk Show 2022 - as the event enjoyed blockbuster attendance

Crowds in one of the avenues at the second day of the Suffolk Show 2022 - as the event enjoyed blockbuster attendance

Suffolk Show 2022 'smashed crowd records', new figures reveal

Wheat prices may be at an all-time high but potato price are low

Wheat prices may be at an all-time high but potato price are low

Why spuds are cheap as chips - while wheat prices rocket

James Foskett with some of his workers in the radish fields.

James Foskett with some of his workers in the radish fields.

Added costs take big bite out of east Suffolk vegetable farmer's bottom line

From left, Lynsey Wilson, Elaine Joseland, Dan Poulter, Trudi Rose Porter and Alan Pease at Suffolk Rural

From left, Lynsey Wilson, Elaine Joseland, Dan Poulter, Trudi Rose Porter and Alan Pease at Suffolk Rural

County college to launch farm shop as student numbers soar

James Blyth, owner of Friday Street Farm Shop amongst his crop of Strawberries

James Blyth, owner of Friday Street Farm Shop amongst his crop of Strawberries

5 farms where you can pick your own fruit in Suffolk and north Essex

Hadleigh Community Primary at the Country Fair

Hadleigh Community Primary at the Country Fair

Fair's return opens world of farming to thousands of youngsters

Poultry keepers have been warned to keep their birds indoors by the UKs Chief Veterinary Officer

Poultry keepers have been warned to keep their birds indoors by the UKs Chief Veterinary Officer

Expert urges Suffolk farmers to keep poultry indoors after bird flu cases

Dozens of old tyres have been dumped on a farm in Playford, Suffolk

Dozens of old tyres have been dumped on a farm in Playford, Suffolk

Suffolk Constabulary

Dozens of tyres dumped on farm near Ipswich

Neighbouring farmers James Nunn and Robert Porch, who farm near Stowmarket, at the Suffolk Farming Conference 2022 at Trinity Park, Ipswich

Neighbouring farmers James Nunn and Robert Porch, who farm near Stowmarket, at the Suffolk Farming Conference 2022 at Trinity Park, Ipswich

Suffolk farmers shocked as cereal prices hit new heights

The invasion of Ukraine has sent wheat prices rocketing as its ports close

The invasion of Ukraine has sent wheat prices rocketing as its ports close

East Anglia's grain traders face frenzied day as invasion sparks new wheat price highs

Some of the 2022 Suffolk Show top team - Phillip Ainsworth, Stephen Fletcher, David Barker, Bruce Kerr, Simon Tucker and Bill Baker

Some of the 2022 Suffolk Show top team - Phillip Ainsworth, Stephen Fletcher, David Barker, Bruce Kerr, Simon Tucker and Bill Baker

‘Truly humbling’ teamwork keeps Suffolk Show on the road

Grants of up to £500,000 are available for the farming community

Grants of up to £500,000 are available for the farming community

Farmers can access up to £500,000 in grants for technology

Hare coursing was banned in the UK in 2005 - but is still legal in some other countries.

Hare coursing was banned in the UK in 2005 - but is still legal in some other countries.

Suffolk farmers plagued by hare coursers welcome crackdown

Becki Spry's flock graze in Fynn Valley near Tuddenham

Becki Spry's flock graze in Fynn Valley near Tuddenham

14 sheep killed on railway line after being chased on to tracks by dog

Chris Suckling has relived his farming machine accident ahead of the Suffolk Young Farmer's Tractor Run set to raise money for the East Anglian Air Ambulance

Chris Suckling has relived his farming machine accident ahead of the Suffolk Young Farmer's Tractor Run set to raise money for the East Anglian Air Ambulance

East Anglian Air Ambulance

Farmer relives horrific harvesting accident

Jimmy Doherty and Sunny Bamra with T level students who will be involved in this project

Jimmy Doherty and Sunny Bamra with T level students who will be involved in this project

College students to build houses for pigs at Jimmy's Farm

NFU Suffolk branch Centenary lunch PICTURE: CHARLOTTE BOND

NFU Suffolk branch Centenary lunch PICTURE: CHARLOTTE BOND

County celebrates 100 years of NFU Suffolk

Emma Haley from the charity YANA with Suffolk Rural student Saffron Whitney and farming lecturer John Attridge

Emma Haley from the charity YANA with Suffolk Rural student Saffron Whitney and farming lecturer John Attridge

Support for students amid mental health struggles in young farmers

The Suffolk Shepherdess, Tilly Abbott, 21, of Nacton, Ipswich, herding the ewes and lambs for weaning at Kessingland

The Suffolk Shepherdess, Tilly Abbott, 21, of Nacton, Ipswich, herding the ewes and lambs for weaning at Kessingland

Tilly’s blog reveals shear joy of Suffolk sheep farming

Paul Kelly of Kelly Turkeys with his free range birds being fattened for the Christmas market

Paul Kelly of Kelly Turkeys with his free range birds being fattened for the Christmas market

Farmer's anger at UK turkey shortage ahead of Christmas

Harvest in full swing on the Euston Estate in west Suffolk

Harvest in full swing on the Euston Estate in west Suffolk

Exhausted farmers cool off the combines after gruelling harvest

Hopes are high among East Anglian farmers for this year's wheat crop

Hopes are high among East Anglian farmers for this year's wheat crop

East’s farmers upbeat about crops as harvest approaches

Phillip Ainsworth, Stephen Pugh, David Barker and Viv Gillespie at the official launch of Suffolk Rural at Otley, near Ipswich

Phillip Ainsworth, Stephen Pugh, David Barker and Viv Gillespie at the official launch of Suffolk Rural at Otley, near Ipswich

Land-based student numbers rise as Suffolk college enters new era

Stonham Barns Park Steam, Vintage and Rural Show on May 22/23 is set to include a sheep show Picture: KEITH SUFFLING

Stonham Barns Park Steam, Vintage and Rural Show on May 22/23 is set to include a sheep show Picture: KEITH SUFFLING

Rural event set to roll into action with stunt displays and a sheep show

Thieves stole GPS equipment worth £24,000 from farm vehicles near Woodbridge

Thieves stole GPS equipment worth £24,000 from farm vehicles near Woodbridge

GPS equipment worth £24,000 stolen near Woodbridge

Miss Lodge with her son Lewis and a sheep

Miss Lodge with her son Lewis and a sheep

Former hairdresser swaps scissors for sheep shearing

George Rope, left, who farmed Grove Farm during the second half of the 19th Century, including through the long depression of the late 1870s to the start of the First World War, 'when producing a profit was a very difficult matter'; and Tom Savage, who

George Rope, left, who farmed Grove Farm during the second half of the 19th Century, including through the long depression of the late 1870s to the start of the First World War, 'when producing a profit was a very difficult matter'; and Tom Savage, who

When life for Suffolk farmers was a real rollercoaster

Andrew Bryce, owner of The Suffolk Escape in front of The Sheepyard Barn. Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN

Andrew Bryce, owner of The Suffolk Escape in front of The Sheepyard Barn. Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN

Holiday home business breathes new life into Suffolk farm

East Anglian food writer Tessa Allingham with one of her seven prized hens, whom she describes as a source
of absolute joy. Photo: Contributed

East Anglian food writer Tessa Allingham with one of her seven prized hens, whom she describes as a source
of absolute joy. Photo: Contributed

Important region keeps its gentle quietness, says food writer Tessa Allingham