Opinion and blogs

From the lambing shed: A reflection of the highs and lows of lambing time

From the lambing shed: A reflection of the highs and lows of lambing time

Bizza Walters, a well-known sheep farmer from Warwickshire, looks back on lambing this season

Sheep
Emily Ashworth
clock 30 March 2024 • 4 min read
Politics

From the editor: "Social media has been alive with pictures and videos of cattle being turned out after a winter that has felt like a lifetime"

clock 28 March 2024 • 2 min read
Shows & Sales

View from the rostrum: Glyn Lucas - "Why are the policymakers in Europe and across the world not appreciating the importance of food and the vital role of the farmers?"

clock 27 March 2024 • 4 min read
Dairy

Dairy Matters - Phil Latham: "I see no prospect for rolling out badger vaccination across the endemic area"

clock 26 March 2024 • 4 min read
Farm Life

Farming matters: Fraser Black - "Agri-Tech Strategy vision was to make UK a global leader"

clock 26 March 2024 • 4 min read
In your field

In your field: Kate Beavan - "We ran a sheep husbandry course for a film crew"

clock 26 March 2024 • 2 min read
Dairy

NZ vet blog: "We're going to have to go all out on the recruitment drive"

clock 25 March 2024 • 6 min read
Dairy Talk - Gemma Smale-Rowland: "The winter routine is dragging now"

Dairy

Dairy Talk - Gemma Smale-Rowland: "The winter routine is dragging now"

Let's start with the record-breaking news, although I'm not sure that knowing that February had the highest rainfall in 250 years is the sort of record we want to be hearing about

clock 24 March 2024 • 3 min read
In your field: Ian Garnett - "I am not sure how we are going to achieve a sustainable food supply"

In your field

In your field: Ian Garnett - "I am not sure how we are going to achieve a sustainable food supply"

Ian farms in partnership with his family near Knutsford, Cheshire. They manage 700 commercial pedigree Holstein/Friesians on 445 hectares (1,100 acres). Replacements are homereared and cows are on a composite system. Ian is a representative for Sainsbury’s Dairy Development Group and sits on the AHDB Genetics Advisory Forum

clock 24 March 2024 • 3 min read
Malcolm Morley: "Farmers grow the farm vets of the future"

Blogs

Malcolm Morley: "Farmers grow the farm vets of the future"

Malcolm Morley is Senior Vice President of the British Veterinary Association

clock 22 March 2024 • 3 min read