Bradley Thompson on good opening sales.
There has been plenty of hype about the new Land Rover Defender, but what’s it like to live with? Emma Penny asks an owner who is almost 10,000 miles in.
The farming year has exploded into 2022.
From 16-species mixes and clover understoreys to reduce nitrogen use, to the latest political updates, there was plenty to think about at the AHDB and NFU North West Crops conference. Emma Penny reports.
Early February and the winter, though kind in weather, feels like it is dragging its heels.
From 16-species mixes and clover understoreys to reduce nitrogen use, to the latest political updates, there was plenty to think about at the AHDB and NFU North West Crops conference. Emma Penny reports.
Findings from the grass monitoring project, GrassCheckGB, and updates on specific grassland research were discussed at a recent webinar. Angela Calvert and Katie Jones report.
Megan Watkins, 22, grew up on her family farm in Craswall, Herefordshire, where they breed pedigree Texel sheep and Limousin cattle. She graduated in 2021 from Harper Adams University and recently joined Pilgrim’s Pride, in the Dalehead Foods division, as lamb supply chain and procurement coordinator.
It was refreshing to welcome people back on-farm for our first lambing course in two years.