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From the editor: Spending Review not as bad as feared, but where will the money be spent?

Politics

From the editor: Spending Review not as bad as feared, but where will the money be spent?

This week from Farmers Guardian acting editor Katie Jones

clock 12 June 2025 • 2 min read
Hugh Pocock: "These technologies promise a more efficient, sustainable and prosperous future in farming"

Dairy

Hugh Pocock: "These technologies promise a more efficient, sustainable and prosperous future in farming"

Hugh Pocock, director at Cultura Connect, provides an insight into his visit to the Animal AgTech Innovation Summit in Dallas

clock 10 June 2025 • 5 min read
From the editor: Good news tarnished by lack of planning and communication

Politics

From the editor: Good news tarnished by lack of planning and communication

This week from Farmers Guardian acting editor Katie Jones

clock 05 June 2025 • 2 min read
Health monitoring technology helps Welsh dairy farm drive down antibiotic use

Dairy

Health monitoring technology helps Welsh dairy farm drive down antibiotic use

A Welsh dairy farming couple have almost halved their antibiotic usage since introducing an advanced health management system

clock 04 June 2025 • 5 min read
In your field – Dan Jones: "It was a real joy to open up the farm and share a tradition that's so central to how we farm up here"

Livestock

In your field – Dan Jones: "It was a real joy to open up the farm and share a tradition that's so central to how we farm up here"

Dan farms 650 ewes at the National Trust-owned Parc Farm on the Great Orme, a limestone headland which rises up 208 metres (682 feet) on the North Wales coast near Llandudno

clock 01 June 2025 • 3 min read
Boyo flock takes top titles at Staffordshire County Show

Shows & Sales

Boyo flock takes top titles at Staffordshire County Show

Livestock numbers were up across the board at the two-day Staffordshire County Show, with a particularly strong entry in the dairy section

clock 30 May 2025 • 8 min read
From the editor: All change at the top, but what does this mean for the farming industry?

Politics

From the editor: All change at the top, but what does this mean for the farming industry?

This week from Farmers Guardian acting editor Katie Jones

clock 29 May 2025 • 2 min read
Australian dairy farm forges ahead despite uncertain future

Dairy

Australian dairy farm forges ahead despite uncertain future

Despite an uncertain future for the Kelly family's dairy farm, they are still keen to improve efficiencies and educate the public about the industry

clock 28 May 2025 • 4 min read
In Your Field: James Robinson – "Our grassland is looking remarkably well considering"

Farm Life

In Your Field: James Robinson – "Our grassland is looking remarkably well considering"

James and family farm Dairy Shorthorns east of Kendal, Cumbria. The fifth generation to farm at Strickley, James is also vice-chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network

clock 25 May 2025 • 3 min read
Dairy Talk - Becky Fenton: "I can absolutely see the future in robotic milking"

Dairy

Dairy Talk - Becky Fenton: "I can absolutely see the future in robotic milking"

As I write this at the very end of April, the race is on to see who will be the first to silage in Cheshire. The sun's shining and there's no rain forecast at all

clock 23 May 2025 • 3 min read