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Farming matters: Phil Christopher - 'Help others, help ourselves and raise farming's morale'

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Farming matters: Phil Christopher - 'Help others, help ourselves and raise farming's morale'

Talk of workforce shortage is plentiful in the farming press and agri-social media, but solutions are much harder to find.

clock 03 February 2021 • 3 min read
In your field: Charles Bruce - 'Saturated fields have put arable ploughing on hold'

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In your field: Charles Bruce - 'Saturated fields have put arable ploughing on hold'

As our financial year drew to a close on January 31 we found ourselves trying to sift through the wreckage of a year ravaged by Covid-19.

clock 31 January 2021 • 2 min read
In your field: James and Isobel Wright - 'A county council tenancy gives us security to expand the herd'

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In your field: James and Isobel Wright - 'A county council tenancy gives us security to expand the herd'

On our first date Isobel told me I was the first farmer she had ever met. Our second date was a trip to see my sheep and we ended up dagging out some fly strike and she didn’t balk then and hasn’t since.

clock 30 January 2021 • 2 min read
Farming matters: Neil Parish - 'We need to give the Brexit deal a chance to work'

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Farming matters: Neil Parish - 'We need to give the Brexit deal a chance to work'

After four and a half tortuous years, we have now left the EU and are trading under different terms. Some would say, though, the journey has only just begun when it comes to Brexit.

clock 28 January 2021 • 2 min read
In your field: Thomas Carrick - 'Cattle are near calving and sheep are in good condition'

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In your field: Thomas Carrick - 'Cattle are near calving and sheep are in good condition'

As we head into the new year, it is clear what is on the menu - more of the same. The pandemic is moving at a sobering pace and keeping us all doing what we’ve been getting used to; staying home and getting on with it.

clock 27 January 2021 • 3 min read
In your field: Rachel Coates - 'Ben has helped two NHS vehicles escape the snow'

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In your field: Rachel Coates - 'Ben has helped two NHS vehicles escape the snow'

As we enter the New Year with trepidation and a little hope, farming life continues in its usual pattern and we are thankful for it.

clock 26 January 2021 • 2 min read
Farming matters: Hefin Jones - 'Even panic buyers leave fake meat products on shelves'

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Farming matters: Hefin Jones - 'Even panic buyers leave fake meat products on shelves'

I am sure that we have all seen the usual ‘new year, new you’ adverts, slogans and promises littered all over the media and social media.

clock 20 January 2021 • 3 min read
In your field: Ian Garnett - 'We are getting into the clamp and milk production has begun to rise'

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In your field: Ian Garnett - 'We are getting into the clamp and milk production has begun to rise'

Congratulations to fellow columnist Kate Beavan on her New Year Honour. It is great to see her efforts for agriculture being acknowledged in this way.

clock 19 January 2021 • 2 min read
In your field: Kate Beavan - 'I was stunned to be on the New Year Honours list'

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In your field: Kate Beavan - 'I was stunned to be on the New Year Honours list'

Happy New Year to you all and what a start to the new year it has been.

clock 18 January 2021 • 2 min read
Farming Matters: Caroline Squire - 'How British food is not seen as a public good is scandalous'

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Farming Matters: Caroline Squire - 'How British food is not seen as a public good is scandalous'

While agricultural support and subsidies are of personal interest and importance to me looking to the future of our family farm, it also makes up a large proportion of my working life as a chartered surveyor and land agent.

clock 13 January 2021 • 3 min read