Farm Life

Geth Johnson, 26, is an agricultural engineering lecturer at Gelli Aur campus, Coleg Sir Gar, Carmarthenshire.

There is great joy in our household as the twins are in the depths of mock exam revision and the pressure is on as the gaps in our home-schooling caused by lambing, calving and silage become apparent.

The Cumbrian farming community has vowed to continue the fight to secure land-based education at Newton Rigg College, despite a review concluding the site will shut as ‘no new suitable owner’ can be found. 

Each morning’s tense debate of whether my little one can consume the advent calendar chocolate before or after breakfast signifies both that Christmas is on its way and, in our case, that it’s turkey time.

I have very exciting news - we have labels and Tre-rhew Cider House is now open.

A farmer has voiced his distress at the ’bullying’ tactics employed by consultants carrying out unauthorised preparatory work for a major water company on his land.

For sheep farmer, Edward Adamson, the Dutch Spotted breed is adding value to his sheep flock through strong demand for lambs and breeding stock. Chris McCullough reports.

Rhianna Melton, 16 , lives on a pig farm with 140 acres of cereals in Hemingstone, Suffolk.

Climate change has posed some very real challenges for Phillip Muller, who farms beneath the Outeniqua mountains, near George, on South Africa’s famous Garden Route. Clemmie Gleeson reports.

A farmer has voiced his frustration at being unable to grow his beef business due to planning application issues with his local council.