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John Davies: The ski’s the limit after scanning reveals a few empty ewes
Like many others, we began the year with Merthyr Cynog more like an Austrian village than a Welsh one.
John Walton: Making new friends but lagging behind in the Single Payment stakes
The start of a new year, indeed the start of a new decade, what better time for a bit of wishful thinking and unadulterated optimism?
Rodney Down: Is this the year farming can capture the affections of the nation?
Heavy rain, snow and ice make this one of the toughest years for the cattle crop.
John Gordon: A collapsed roof due to snow, hungry ewes and impending TB tests
Continuing our series charting the ups and downs of seven farmers around the country, we find out what’s been happening on-farm in Aberdeenshire.
Dominic Naylor: Christmas shut down even spread to the cubicle and parlour equipment
BEFORE I launch into the litany of problems the freezing weather has brought this last month, a happy New Year to you all!
It's hard to be optimistic about food security
Find out what’s been happening on-farm in Cumbria with this week’s farmer-writers.
John Davies: Climate change is very likely to dominate our thoughts over the coming decade
The latest email from the editor asked for the deadline date to be brought forward a few weeks. Normally I’m a few days late filing, so this was fair revenge.
John Walton: Though the DFB legacy is still raw, we look forward to a pivotal year ahead
Does your turkey resemble your best Holstein - all skin and bone? And is that Christmas tree looking increasingly like tomorrow’s firewood?
Steve Heard: Time to tackle the annual maintenance schedule
Barn doors are shut and inspection lights glaring as we start to undertake our annual maintenance schedule.
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Rodney Down: Reflecting on good dairy contract decisions
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John Gordon: SFP raises a smile and a new mixer ‘should’ bring a trouble-free Christmas
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Dominic Naylor: The highs and lows of livestock markets
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Clostridial disease vaccination luck runs out
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William and Andrew Cowx: Bull prices, tupping and one stressed bank manager
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John Walton: Experimenting a little with cereal seed rates
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John Davies: Spreading; tree trekking and zip wiring
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Steve Heard: I’ve found a sprayer to fulfil all requirements
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Rodney Down: Harvesting maize turned out to be a shocking experience
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Dominic Naylor: A team of 42 students lend a hand
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John Gordon: I’ve a bull suffering a libido problem, and another 10-year-old who works part-time
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William and Andrew Cowx: A cast cow injures my leg at market
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John Davies: Sunny days kick-started our positivity
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John Walton: ’Extremely biased’ words are a blow
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Steve Heard: Machinery dealers do the near impossible amidst clouds of dust
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Rodney Down: Harvest, the milk price and an imminent new arrival
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John Gordon: Combining barley and losing a new bull calf and its mother
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Dominic Naylor: Time out at the Dairy Event after all is safely gathered in
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William and Andrew Cowx: Lambs to market and heifers to calve soon
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John Davies: Our new combine is currently parked in the rain
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John Walton: The end of 'silly season' at Stockley Farm
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Steve Heard – A surprisingly good harvest brings an upbeat mood
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Rodney Down - ‘Wet Country’ harvest is snatch and grab affair
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Dominic Naylor: Using pig and dairy slurry paying dividends
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John Gordon: Winter barley is finished and spring barley harvest is about to begin
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John Davies: A great time at the Royal Welsh Show despite the weather
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John Walton: A break in the sun has recharged my batteries
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Steve Heard: We have to provide evidence for research funding
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Rodney Down: Exodus could endanger the dairy farmer
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Dominic Naylor: The start of August seems set to be a hectic time