Farm Life

Eilidh Duncan, 22, was brought up on her family farm in Dullatur and recently moved to the hills of Fintry, Stirlingshire, to live with her farming partner. She works as a full time livestock procurement officer covering North and Central Scotland for Farm Stock (Scotland).

Providing foster care in the farming community is a rewarding experience, but more people are needed to fulfil this vital service. Hannah Park speaks to foster carers about their journey and what it entails.

Another week, another strategy document, this time in the form of the five-year AHDB ’change strategy’.

A partnership depicting the fusion of a historic landscape, an entrepreneurial mindset and the need to develop a new farming business model is underway in the Vale of Glamorgan. Gaina Morgan reports.

With direct payments on their way out, farmers should consider rewilding on marginal land to boost the income they make from food production, says Dr Stephanie Wray, director of RSK Wilding.

Ll?r Gruffydd MS, Shadow Minister for the Environment, explores the benefits of a whole system approach to food policy.

Managing the moor is an important task in these challenging times and our scenery is ever-changing, just like the weather around us.

A farmer has defended his decision to dredge a section of a river after a strong backlash from environmentalists.

With another month ticked off, we now find ourselves on the countdown to Christmas and following the latest amendments to the Covid-19 rules, the orders for the Christmas roasts for family meals on Christmas day and boxing day have started to come in.

A new rapid exit parlour has contributed to rising milk yields and improved cow health for Harry Roper, who is now planning to take cow numbers up to 400 in the not too distant future. Hannah Noble reports.