From Dairy Farmer editor, Katie Jones.
Amy works on her family’s tenanted farm at Halsall, Lancashire. Working mainly with her dad, Amy farms 285 hectares (704 acres) of arable crops and 550 beef cross cattle which are all reared through to finishing. You can follow her on Instagram @amygingewilkinson
But new research shows the public say farmers cannot be expected to provide food and environmental benefits at the detriment of their mental health
The winter’s remarkably wet conditions will have led to soil compaction, silting and nutrient losses
Prolonged rain during winter and spring has caused surge in grassland weeds
Problems are mounting for growers as fieldwork is hit by further delays, the rising threat of disease and decreased yields
Ulster Farmers' Union are urging everyone in the banking sector who interacts with farmers, to take the bad weather into account and give whatever support they can
Heavy rainfall has disrupted seedbeds which could potentially stall sugar beet
Government unveils Farming Recovery Fund in wake of Storm Henk as farmers continue to battle water levels
UK farming industry struggling to cope with four months of continuous rain