When it is mild and wet all winter, all I can think is that a bit of cold, dry weather would do just fine.
Nathan Allen, 24, is a third-generation farmer and currently manages two farms in the heart of the Lake District, in Winster Valley and Cartmel.
A first-hand experience of depression and the benefits of taking counselling led farmer Tim Buckingham to train as a counsellor himself. Clemmie Gleeson finds out more
Rethinking the approach to grassland management has been central to some significant cost savings at Tal y Fedw Newydd Farm, where the John family have extended their grazing season by more than two months. Gaina Morgan repor
With maize drilling likely to start in less than 10 weeks, now is the time to finalise the details of managing the crop.
This is the first column I have written for Farmers Guardian since my wife Rose’s suicide in June. I have been very touched by the response of so many farming people.
John Prickett thanks LAA and customers.
All eyes have turned to the weather. A deluge of late January rain has left lagoons full, not quite bursting, so forecasts of drier weather should allow lagoon emptying across the region.
Sometimes a small idea can turn into something special.