Because we had not had weather as cold as we had in the middle of the month for a while, it took a bit of adjusting to.

2023 is here, and now is the perfect time to start thinking about how to make small differences that can make big changes.

I am writing this with my feet up by a roaring fire, after an entire day spent thawing water pipes and troughs for the cows.

There is huge value for sheep farmers in collecting data on their flocks, with the knowledge and information which can be derived from it enabling better decision making.

Exceeding targets for ewe efficiency and lamb growth rates is helping a Welsh sheep farm to become more carbon efficient.

Ryan Dakin, 25, a free-range egg producer from Malpas, Cheshire.

When opportunity knocked, Damian Barson answered. His lifelong dream of becoming a farmer has recently become a reality after being given the chance to farm 26 hectares (64 acres) at Warton, near Preston, Lancashire.

Fifth generation dairy farmer, Ross Johnson, is one of few choosing to use milking robots with a grazing system and he is achieving his goals for cow performance and health.

With bigger weather events now increasingly common setting up spring barley crops so they produce well-developed root structures has become much more important.

Improving herd efficiency has helped a dairy farm to reduce its carbon emissions from milk production to below the national average. Debbie James reports.