In your field: Alan Carter – "I was scared. I have never seen weather like it and having that close a call with a flying roof does make you think about your life"

In your field: Dan Hawes – "My brain starts to hurt at this point, so I'm thankful for good records, both on-farm and at the stores"

Dan Hawes grew up on an arable farm in Suffolk and now produces strawberry and raspberry plants for the UK fruit market with Blaise Plants, sister company to Hugh Lowe Farms, Kent. The business grows outside, under tunnels and in glasshouses and produces more than four million plants a year. The arable side includes environmental schemes, with a mix of wheat, oilseed rape, beans and barley crops

Dan Hawes

08 February 2026 • 3 min read

In your field: James & Isobel Wright – "We had two inconclusives after being clear of bovine TB for over 20 years; I tempted fate"

James and Isobel, with their two young children, recently bought their first farm, and plan to run beef and sheep over 13.8 hectares (34 acres), renting a further 44.5ha (110 acres). James works for tech firm Breedr as UK country manager. You can follow them on Twitter @jpbwfarm

James & Isobel Wright

02 February 2026 • 2 min read

In your field: James Robinson – "We keep following our football team however badly they are playing and we keep farming even when returns do not make it worthwhile"

James Robinson

26 January 2026 • 3 min read