Opinion and blogs
In your field: Rachel Coates - 'Only a Jersey would get herself stuck in a bog'
Stephen and Ben have what I think is a fairly typical father/son working relationship; they usually work very well together but occasionally there is a little wobble.
05 October 2021
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2 min read
In your field: Thomas Carrick - 'Genetic diversity for a flock of animals is a good thing'
05 October 2021
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3 min read
Farming matters: Hefin Jones - 'There needs to be a balanced approach to tree planting'
29 September 2021
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3 min read
In your field: Kate Beavan - 'I cut the ribbon on a new rural support centre'
28 September 2021
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2 min read
In your field: Ian Garnett - 'With fertiliser prices rising, the spare lagoon will be valuable'
28 September 2021
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2 min read
In your field: Amy Wilkinson - 'A grumpy bloke and a massive dog were our best harvest escorts'
21 September 2021
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2 min read
In your field: Kate Rowell - 'Things which did not faze us at all 10 years ago now seem that wee bit harder'
19 September 2021
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3 min read
Farm Life
As a farmer who took part in the UK Government’s genetically modified (GM) crop farm-scale evaluation trials 20 years ago, and as a passionate advocate of the importance of genetic innovation to healthier and more sustainable food production, I read your article ‘The term ‘gene editing’ is confusing consumers’ (FG, July 26) with an uneasy sense of deja vu and a concern that we must learn from past mistakes.
15 September 2021
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3 min read
Farm Life
Summer harvest 2021 has been busier than ever. Labour shortages combined with few ‘good combining days’ have certainly seen the grey hair count increase rapidly.
11 September 2021
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2 min read
Farm Life
There is a distinctly autumnal feel in the air now. August has come and gone in a flash, and with September now upon us, the nights are well and truly drawing in.
11 September 2021
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2 min read