Calving is well underway with our senior cow Julia kicking things off in mid-February with a lovely heifer calf.

Apart from our grass fields being animated by lambs and calves and the odd daffodil begrudgingly enduring the frosts, snow and rain, there are no obvious signs that spring is around the corner here just yet.

James Nixey, 26, is from Chinnor, Oxfordshire and works as a self-employed electrician while supporting and getting stuck in on the family’s mixed farm.

Farmers are being urged to be on their guard this spring and help protect livestock from the deadly consequences of lead poisoning.

Livestock farmers are being encouraged to investigate all unexplained abortions or stillbirths in their herds or flocks.

Milk cooling, water heating and vacuum pumps account for the biggest proportion of energy use on a dairy farm and therefore offer the greatest scope for savings, says energy specialist Chris Brooks.

Herd health and fertility performance is continuing to approve according to NMR’s latest key performance indicator (KPI) report.

Donna Edmonds, Farms for City Children CEO, believes her charity can play a key role in safeguarding farming’s future. Emily Scaife finds out more.

Former Food Tsar Henry Dimbleby has spoken out on the Government’s trade deals, and said forthcoming agreements must not follow the ‘uniquely unsophisticated’ approach adopted by Liz Truss.

The ‘to do’ list for dairy farmers before first cut can be long, but key tasks must be prioritised to ensure high-quality silage.