Opinion and blogs

Young Farmer Focus: Darcy Johnson - 'I believe there is no better time than now to reconnect people, especially young people, with the food they eat'

Young Farmer Focus: Darcy Johnson - 'I believe there is no better time than now to reconnect people, especially young people, with the food they eat'

From mud pies to cowpat discus, I loved every second of being brought up in a farming setting and give all the credit for who I am today to those who surrounded me in the process.

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Farmers Guardian
Farmers Guardian
clock 23 May 2023 • 2 min read
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In Your Field: Kate Rowell - 'In the Scottish borders, spring is just around the corners, at last'

clock 23 May 2023 • 3 min read
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In Your Field: James Wright - 'We were defrauded out of a bale trailer and feel let down'

clock 23 May 2023 • 2 min read
Blogs

In Your Field: Ian Garnett - 'The much-publicised milk price reset appears to be in full swing.'

clock 23 May 2023 • 2 min read
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In Your Field: Dan Jones - 'As I write, I get a message of sheep being bitten by a snake'

clock 23 May 2023 • 3 min read
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In Your Field: Amy Wilkinson - 'Renovating a house in a cost of living crisis'

clock 23 May 2023 • 3 min read
Arable

McDonald's Progressive Young Farmer blog: Jack Thomas - 'farmers must act now and practice agriculture in a more sustainable way to ensure their own future economic stability'

clock 23 May 2023 • 5 min read
In Your Field: Ian Garnett - 'Keeping abreast of fast-changing schemes appears quite the task'

Farm Life

In Your Field: Ian Garnett - 'Keeping abreast of fast-changing schemes appears quite the task'

March definitely proved to be the month for on-farm maintenance. Whether it was repairing silage clamps, fixing broken cubicles or maintaining machinery, it was all tackled last month.

clock 23 May 2023 • 2 min read
In Your Field: Kate Beavan - 'The lambs are out in the fields growing like ticks'

Livestock

In Your Field: Kate Beavan - 'The lambs are out in the fields growing like ticks'

In the words of Bon Jovi, we’re half way there. In previous years we have lambed over four months, but thankfully this year, for multifactorial reasons, lambing season is only two months.

clock 23 May 2023 • 2 min read
In Your Field: James Robinson - 'Nothing like a £680/t winter price tag to sharpen up the ration for spring'

Blogs

In Your Field: James Robinson - 'Nothing like a £680/t winter price tag to sharpen up the ration for spring'

Spring is still stuttering and stumbling its way into the year, a nice couple of days over the Easter weekend has been followed by a wet and cold Monday, when thoughts of turning a few groups of youngstock have been banished for the time being.

clock 23 May 2023 • 3 min read