22 June 2026
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I'm back from Portugal after a week in the Algarve, sunning it up. Reality hit home as I arrived back to an empty farm with my parents away at the Royal Highland Show and the news that, "Tom, there's a...
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Writing from his family’s farm in Cumbria, Farmers Guardian online content specialist Tom Ryder reflects on why commercial sheep farming deserves greater recognition and what young farmers can learn from the Whiteley Hey flock
03 August 2026
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Writing from his family’s farm in Cumbria, Farmers Guardian online content specialist Tom Ryder reflects on rising farmland prices and why owning land is not the only route to success in agriculture
27 July 2026
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Writing from his family's farm in Cumbria, Farmers Guardian online content specialist Tom Ryder reflects on why agricultural shows remain one of the best places to learn from fellow farmers
20 July 2026
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