Opinion and blogs

Dairy Talk: Becky Fenton - "We saw our friend turn out their cows in early February and I definitely got system envy"

Dairy Talk: Becky Fenton - "We saw our friend turn out their cows in early February and I definitely got system envy"

I started my year attending the Oxford Farming Conference (OFC). It was the first time I have ever attended an agricultural conference.

Dairy
Farmers Guardian
Farmers Guardian
clock 03 March 2023 • 3 min read
Dairy

Dairy matters: Why profit per cow is the metric you will need from 2023

clock 03 March 2023 • 4 min read
Farm Life

Farming Matters: Hannah Senior - 'Gene-editing is a useful, important, cost-effective tool'

clock 26 February 2023 • 3 min read
Farm Life

In Your Field: Kate Rowell - 'The farm track potholes had become almost impassable'

clock 25 February 2023 • 3 min read
Farm Life

In Your Field: Amy Wilkinson - 'From dogsbody to management material in the space of 12 days'

clock 25 February 2023 • 3 min read
Farm Life

From the editor: Ben Briggs - 'What is dictating the approach towards food production?'

clock 24 February 2023 • 2 min read
Farm Life

In your field: Mike Harris - 'The NFU's lack of fight over the Basic Payment Scheme is unacceptable'

clock 20 February 2023 • 2 min read
Young farmer focus: Eleanor Durdy - 'Farming is a way of life that I will never leave'

Farm Life

Young farmer focus: Eleanor Durdy - 'Farming is a way of life that I will never leave'

Eleanor Durdy, 28, works on a family-run arable farm alongside being a criminal barrister.

clock 20 February 2023 • 2 min read
Farming matters: Phil Latham - 'It is hard to get people to engage with the reasoned argument for culling'

Livestock

Farming matters: Phil Latham - 'It is hard to get people to engage with the reasoned argument for culling'

There can be no doubt that culling badgers under licence from Defra has been a tremendous success for bovine TB control from a farmer’s perspective.

clock 19 February 2023 • 3 min read
In your field: Alice Dyer and Adam Lockwood - 'Sadly, there are more giant pandas left than Saddleback pigs'

Farm Life

In your field: Alice Dyer and Adam Lockwood - 'Sadly, there are more giant pandas left than Saddleback pigs'

Alice Dyer and Adam Lockwood are new entrant farmers growing baby leaf salad crops across 142 hectares (350 acres), rented from six landowners, including a 53ha (130-acre) Warwickshire County Council tenancy near Evesham to grow their organic business.

clock 18 February 2023 • 2 min read