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

Average farmland values in England hold firm

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

Five dairy businesses from across the UK have made the final of the 2025 National Milk Records (NMR) Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RADBF) Gold Cup, with the winner set to be announced on February 4, 2026 at DairyTech, Stoneleigh

Arla's price has dropped 3.5ppl for December

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Tony Goodger, from the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers, discusses a dispute over the term 'milk' being used for plant-based products