A new networking and education event, Women in Farming: Cultivating Your Future, has been launched by the King's Foundation

A 29 month old little girl drowned while playing in a shallow river - as her father tried to round up sheep in a neighbouring field

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Trevor Black, York, argues that Government and political policies are undermining British farming, food security and rural communities in favour of external interests

Average farmland values in England hold firm

Nicola is a third-generation farmer from Aberdeenshire. Alongside her dad, George, she farms 560 hectares (1,400 acres) with 240 Simmental cross suckler cows and 1,000 Scotch Mule ewes and a small acreage of spring barley, forage rape and neeps to feed the livestock. She is also known as @livestock_farmher on social media where she gives her view of farming life

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Tony Goodger, head of communications and membership support at the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Tom Bradshaw, NFU president, discusses the successful campaign to change proposed Inheritance Tax rules affecting family farms

Emma and her family farm in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, milking 100 pedigree Holsteins and selling raw milk from the farmgate. They also run 300 North Country Mules. Emma volunteers with the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution

Kate is a fifth-generation farmer running the 750-hectare (1,853-acre) Hundleshope Farm on the Haystoun Estate, Peebles, where the family have been tenants for 150 years. She runs the hill unit with her husband Ed and their four children. She is also a vet and chair of Quality Meat Scotland

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Adrian Carne, chair of Pasture for Life, former managing director of Yeo Valley and former chair of UK Organic