Agriculture is one of the most hazardous industries people can work in. Almost 2 million people are directly employed in the agriculture industry so it is certainly an issue that needs to be addr...
http://www.agrichatuk.org/guest/infographic-farm-safety-in-the-usa/
FARMERS around the world will collaborate on 17th October to beat last year’s global farming twitter chat of more than 700 participants from 17 countries. The chat will mark World Food Day and ...
http://www.agrichatuk.org/news/tweeting-famers-set-to-collaborate-for-world-food-day/
AgriChatUK has proved an amazingly successful Twitter forum. Every week, it attracts dynamic and inspiring people to debate key issues affecting both themselves and the wider agricultural industr...
http://www.agrichatuk.org/news/envirochatuk-by-oliver-dowding/
James Rebanks, of Penruddock, Cumbria, was awarded the Bursary to help develop his family’s Sheep farm and Sheep School project. James’ family- run farm business is very traditional and runs ...
http://www.agrichatuk.org/news/james-rebanks-land-rover-the-princes-countryside-fund-rural-bursary/
On Saturday 22nd February 2014 the AgriChatUK team were invited down to the Radio 1 studios in London as part of #AccessAllAreas month, to record their own 1 hour radio show. Over 1,000 entries w...
16.01.14 – Risk, do farmers take enough or too many? In addition to the familiar risks of weather, livestock, ill health and machinery in farming, other risks were cited as not being realistic ...
http://www.agrichatuk.org/discussion-summary/risk-do-farmers-take-enough/
12.12.13 – Food waste Farmers generally try to practice minimal food waste practices, an example it was felt that more retailers and customers should try to adopt. Different options are now ava...
14.11.13 – Fly tipping on farms The persistent problem of fly-tipping on farms was tackled in this discussion. The majority of farms said they had experienced problems at some point in their cu...
http://www.agrichatuk.org/discussion-summary/fly-tipping-on-farms/
Here is AgriChatUK’s Simon Haley talking about social media for rural businesses at the Farm Innovation show, as well how small agriculture business can have better financial organization thank...
http://www.agrichatuk.org/news/video-social-media-for-rural-businesses/
Guest post by Ellie Dowding of Sustainable Food Trust There is a new concept gaining momentum in sustainable food circles – ‘True Cost Accounting’. Our current industrial food system is not...
http://www.agrichatuk.org/guest/true-cost-accounting-in-food-and-farming/