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Road to regen: Silas Hedley-Lawrence - "Nature wants to do the hard work for us, we just need to get out of her way"

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Road to regen: Silas Hedley-Lawrence - "Nature wants to do the hard work for us, we just need to get out of her way"

Silas Hedley–Lawrence is a farmer, coach and consultant with a decade of hands-on experience in regenerative agriculture. With a background rooted in both commercial and direct selling models, he champions lean, profitable farming systems that increase biodiversity and soil health. Silas is an Integrity Soils trained agroecological coach from the Yellowstone 2024 cohort

clock 29 August 2025 • 5 min read
Rural Education Matters: Olivia Shave - From tractors to lunchboxes, why farmers must help rewrite the national curriculum

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Rural Education Matters: Olivia Shave - From tractors to lunchboxes, why farmers must help rewrite the national curriculum

Olivia Shave, founder of Eco Ewe and campaigner for food and farming education in schools, explains why embedding these topics onto the national curriculum is essential for public health, the environment and future generations

clock 27 August 2025 • 2 min read
In your field - Kate Rowell: "We're looking at drones to help gather the hill sheep which could mean a bit less stress for us all and slow the wear and tear on my knees"

In your field

In your field - Kate Rowell: "We're looking at drones to help gather the hill sheep which could mean a bit less stress for us all and slow the wear and tear on my knees"

Kate is a fifth-generation farmer running the 750-hectare (1,853-acre) Hundleshope Farm on the Haystoun Estate, Peebles, where the family have been tenants for 150 years. She runs the hill unit with her husband Ed and their four children. She is also a vet and chair of Quality Meat Scotland

clock 24 August 2025 • 3 min read
In your field - Amy Wilkinson: "I could tell you all about the traumatic ordeal but the last thing you need is to hear how hard the job is, so I am sticking to the good stuff"

In your field

In your field - Amy Wilkinson: "I could tell you all about the traumatic ordeal but the last thing you need is to hear how hard the job is, so I am sticking to the good stuff"

Amy works on her family’s tenanted farm at Halsall, Lancashire. Working mainly with her dad, Amy farms 285 hectares (704 acres) of arable crops and 550 beef cross cattle which are all reared through to finishing. You can follow her on Instagram @amygingewilkinson

clock 23 August 2025 • 2 min read
In your field - Dan Hawes: "It's a fine balance between being too dry and stressing the plant, and being too wet, risking poor growing conditions"

In your field

In your field - Dan Hawes: "It's a fine balance between being too dry and stressing the plant, and being too wet, risking poor growing conditions"

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

clock 17 August 2025 • 3 min read
In your field - Alan Carter: "I am pleased to say that we had a clear TB test. I can't remember the last time that happened"

In your field

In your field - Alan Carter: "I am pleased to say that we had a clear TB test. I can't remember the last time that happened"

Alan Carter farms in partnership with his parents, Paul and Christine, on a 162 hectare (400-acre), 400-cow dairy unit at Constantine, Cornwall, with 130 milking cows, supplying Saputo. Alan, also a Parish Councillor, and his wife Sarah, have two children, Ross and Dana

clock 16 August 2025 • 3 min read
In your field - Dan Jones: "I listened with growing unease to comments made by Eluned Morgan in the Senedd"

In your field

In your field - Dan Jones: "I listened with growing unease to comments made by Eluned Morgan in the Senedd"

Dan Jones farms 650 ewes at the National Trust-owned Parc Farm, which sits on the Great Orme on the North Wales coast near Llandudno

clock 10 August 2025 • 3 min read
In your field - James Wright: "Our eldest, aged four, even tried working Tess, our dog. I might have to start planning my retirement"

In your field

In your field - James Wright: "Our eldest, aged four, even tried working Tess, our dog. I might have to start planning my retirement"

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

clock 09 August 2025 • 2 min read
OPINION: Yet another disease for farmers to contend with

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OPINION: Yet another disease for farmers to contend with

This week from Farmers Guardian's livestock specialist Katie Fallon

clock 04 August 2025 • 1 min read
In your field: Helen Stanier - "I always find it helpful and reassuring to share our challenges with others"

In your field

In your field: Helen Stanier - "I always find it helpful and reassuring to share our challenges with others"

Helen is a fifth-generation farmer who farms with her parents, David and Anne Shaw, husband, Craig, and their children, Alfred and Hattie, at Grey Leys Farm in the Vale of York. The farm comprises 162 hectares (400 acres) of grass, maize and wholecrop for the herd of 240 pedigree Jersey cows and more than 200 followers

clock 03 August 2025 • 3 min read