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What type of cow produces semi-skimmed milk? Farmers reveal funniest questions they are asked on farm

Farm Life

What type of cow produces semi-skimmed milk? Farmers reveal funniest questions they are asked on farm

An online survey has demonstrated how far removed some members of the public are from where their food comes from.

clock 08 February 2023 • 3 min read
'What type of cow produces semi-skimmed milk?' Farmers reveal funniest questions they are asked on farm

Farm Life

'What type of cow produces semi-skimmed milk?' Farmers reveal funniest questions they are asked on farm

An online survey has demonstrated how far removed some members of the public are from where their food comes from.

clock 08 February 2023 • 3 min read
Farmer receives cattle ban after cruelty charge

Livestock

Farmer receives cattle ban after cruelty charge

A Somerset farmer has been fined and banned from keeping cattle for life after admitting causing unnecessary suffering to a calf.

clock 07 February 2023 • 2 min read
Pressure on prices but auctioneers positive on demand

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Pressure on prices but auctioneers positive on demand

Auctioneers remain positive when it comes to demand for Scottish sheep, both prime and breeding according to Neil Wilson, executive director of the Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers of Scotland (IAAS)

clock 06 February 2023 • 2 min read
In Your Field: James Robinson - 'It's a farmer thing to put off getting ourselves sorted. Animals and silage time always come before the visit to the doctors'

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In Your Field: James Robinson - 'It's a farmer thing to put off getting ourselves sorted. Animals and silage time always come before the visit to the doctors'

Dad had his hip replaced just into the new year.

clock 06 February 2023 • 3 min read
Still some optimism in a changing potato industry

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Still some optimism in a changing potato industry

The British potato area has declined rapidly over the last few years, but what is the future of the country’s favourite vegetable? Cedric Porter reports.

clock 05 February 2023 • 6 min read
Farming Matters: Paul Temple - 'Will 2023 be the year that Red Tractor actually catches up with the real world?'

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Farming Matters: Paul Temple - 'Will 2023 be the year that Red Tractor actually catches up with the real world?'

Will 2023 be the year that Red Tractor actually catches up with the real world?

clock 05 February 2023 • 3 min read
McDonald's Progressive Young Farmer: Sophie Ascroft - 'I know planting trees on agricultural ground can be controversial - how can we produce food when the ground is covered in trees?'

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McDonald's Progressive Young Farmer: Sophie Ascroft - 'I know planting trees on agricultural ground can be controversial - how can we produce food when the ground is covered in trees?'

In a new series for Farmers Guardian, the 11 new recruits on the McDonald’s Progressive Young Farmer (PYF) programme. Each month we follow one of the PYF’s to see what they are doing.

clock 05 February 2023 • 6 min read
Hill farmers cash in on forestry demand

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Hill farmers cash in on forestry demand

Scotland apparently saw a rise in the number of hill farms marketed during 2022 as farmers sought to capitalise on the high prices being paid by forestry and environmentally-motivated buyers.

clock 04 February 2023 • 1 min read
From the editor: Lack of cash and deterrents allowing fly-tipping to soar

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From the editor: Lack of cash and deterrents allowing fly-tipping to soar

Fly-tipping and littering remain a blight on the UK countryside.

clock 04 February 2023 • 2 min read