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In Your Field: Rachel Coates - 'The show was once again a great shop window for British agriculture'

In Your Field: Rachel Coates - 'The show was once again a great shop window for British agriculture'

This week it has been good to get back to normal after several days at The Great Yorkshire Show. Although tired we have a sense of elation as Ben and an Abbiene cow were champion Holsteins for the second year.

In your field
Olivia Midgley
clock 29 July 2023 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Jessica Ellwood: "I would love to play a part in encouraging more young women to think about a career in farming"

clock 28 July 2023 • 3 min read
Arable Farming

Talking arable with Rob Beaumont: Being farm assured means my grain is perfectly traceable, just not worth any more

clock 28 July 2023 • 3 min read

From the editor: Good intentions, but road to net zero is not all tree-lined

clock 28 July 2023 • 2 min read
Arable

Crop Walk with Simon Nelson: Spring barley on lighter land is full of secondary growth

clock 26 July 2023 • 2 min read
Arable Farming

Talking agronomy with Ben Boothman: I hope we can refrain from sowing oilseed rape for at least another couple of weeks

clock 26 July 2023 • 3 min read
Dairy

"It will be fascinating to see how Defra mandate their use in practice"

clock 25 July 2023 • 5 min read
Farming Matters: Denise Wilkinson - 'There should be more emphasis on skills and training'

Farming Matters: Denise Wilkinson - 'There should be more emphasis on skills and training'

Denise Wilkinson is head of agriculture and estates at HCR Hewitsons.

clock 23 July 2023 • 2 min read
In Your Field: Ian Garnett - 'Second cut silage was proving challenging'

In your field

In Your Field: Ian Garnett - 'Second cut silage was proving challenging'

Well, we wanted rain and now we arguably have a little too much. Combines in Cheshire have hardly turned a wheel.

clock 22 July 2023 • 2 min read
In Your Field: Kate Beavan - 'We ate haggis, watched shearing, saw lots of kilts, and made new friends'

In your field

In Your Field: Kate Beavan - 'We ate haggis, watched shearing, saw lots of kilts, and made new friends'

It's showtime. We finally ticked the Highland Show off our wish list. We have never been before, but with the Golden Shears being hosted there this year, coupled with Sam shearing in Scotland, it seemed the perfect time to do it.

clock 22 July 2023 • 2 min read