Farm Life

Reaching out and communicating can be a great way to open up opportunities for wannabe farmers as well as those who are established, says The Yorkshire Shepherdess, Amanda Owen.

Farmers have hit out at Ed Sheeran’s plan to buy up as much UK land as possible for tree planting.

Farmers have hit out at Ed Sheerans plan to buy up as much UK land as possible for tree planting.

Farming lobbyists have welcomed the news the Government will get tougher to tackle the ‘barbaric practice’

Sophie Moore, 27, is a first generation farmer from Birmingham with a passion for running a sheep business around a full-time job in one of the most unlikely areas of the UK.

I only started writing for Farmers Guardian this year after ‘Editor Ben’ [Briggs], as he is now known in our house, rang and asked if I could deliver positive, humorous and light-hearted family farming stories. I said yes, knowing my wonderfully weird family could provide me with content in telehandler-sized bucketfuls.

For rural and farming communities across Wales, the Welsh language is as integral to everyday society and culture as it has been for generations.

Agricultural and food diversity has been a big part of Britain’s culture and heritage with classic regional produce and many native sheep breeds among asests assigned to particular regions and counties.

With family farming history spanning 150 years at Cairns Farm, fourth generation sheep famers Caroline and Graham Hamilton were keen to secure a viable business future for the next generation.

While most of us quickly forget the annual ’out with the old, in with the new’ motto post New Year, young farmers are likely to channel it in their approach going forward.