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Wendy Short

Articles by Wendy Short

Innovation and organic farming on Salisbury Plain – "You only regret the things you did not do"

Farm Life

Innovation and organic farming on Salisbury Plain – "You only regret the things you did not do"

Joe Dufosee enjoys working with his family on their large organic livestock unit, the majority of which is rented from the Ministry of Defence

clock 06 February 2025 • 8 min read
Beef special: Pedigree and commercial focus for Herefords on Oxfordshire farm

Livestock

Beef special: Pedigree and commercial focus for Herefords on Oxfordshire farm

The Ludgate family runs a record-breaking pedigree Hereford herd alongside a wholesale meat business dating back to 1860

clock 26 January 2025 • 6 min read
Understanding causes of mastitis in ewes

Livestock

Understanding causes of mastitis in ewes

Interim results from a project to investigate ewe mastitis, which is estimated to cost the UK sheep industry £120m per year, were revealed at a Farming Connect webinar

clock 11 January 2025 • 4 min read
Lleyn ticks all the boxes for Wiltshire sheep enterprise

Livestock

Lleyn ticks all the boxes for Wiltshire sheep enterprise

A stringent selection policy has brought steady improvement to the quality of Reuben Saunders' Wiltshire-based 420-ewe pedigree Lleyn flock

clock 10 January 2025 • 7 min read
Milking goats provide opportunity for expansion on Gloucestershire farm

Farm Life

Milking goats provide opportunity for expansion on Gloucestershire farm

Dan Goodman's progression from farm manager at Marsh Court to taking on the tenancy has led to the establishment of a large milking goat herd

clock 09 January 2025 • 7 min read
History of Herdwicks entwined with that of Lake District family farm

Farm Life

History of Herdwicks entwined with that of Lake District family farm

The earliest records show Herdwick sheep belonging to the Rawling family roamed the Lake District fells in 1872 and the family has occupied the land in Ennerdale since at least 1620

clock 26 December 2024 • 7 min read
Meat processing business adds value to Ayrshire farm

Farm Life

Meat processing business adds value to Ayrshire farm

Alex and Carlyn Paton have worked hard to expand and diversify their Ayrshire farm business, which includes an on-site factory making meat products from their cattle finishing enterprise

clock 18 December 2024 • 7 min read
Northumberland farm provides opportunity for new entrants

Farm Life

Northumberland farm provides opportunity for new entrants

Rich and Jen Oglesby realised a long-held ambition when they secured their first farm on a contract farming agreement in 2023

clock 07 November 2024 • 7 min read
Robotic farm turns focus to efficiency gains

Dairy

Robotic farm turns focus to efficiency gains

Following significant investment in his family's dairy farm, Andrew Leggot is now focusing on achieving small improvements in efficiency

clock 23 October 2024 • 7 min read
The value of knowing metabolic status of suckler cows

Livestock

The value of knowing metabolic status of suckler cows

A metabolic blood profiling study across a dozen spring-calving suckler herds in Scotland uncovered problems at the pre-calving and post-calving stages

clock 18 October 2024 • 4 min read
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