Opinion and blogs
In Your Field: Ian Garnett - Electricity price increases are said to be adding 4ppl of costs
Finally, a little more rain has arrived here in Cheshire. Regardless of soil type, the second half of the summer has challenged all our grazing.
10 September 2022
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2 min read
In Your Field: Amy Wilkinson - Auction trips bring back many happy memories
04 September 2022
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2 min read
In Your Field: Kate Rowell - It was the first time we did not organise tractors on standby to tow vehicles out
03 September 2022
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3 min read
DAIRY TALK: "There was a real engagement and interest in the livestock from the general public"
31 August 2022
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3 min read
In Your Field: Mike Harris - Burying your head in the sand is not a good long-term strategy
27 August 2022
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3 min read
Good Evans: Milk and eggs are predicted to be in short supply in the future, time will tell
26 August 2022
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4 min read
Young farmer focus: Ben Gratton - I wanted to expand my knowledge in sectors I had limited experience in'
26 August 2022
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2 min read
Livestock
Dairy farmer Andy Venables farms in partnership with his family, milking 330 cows in Cheshire, selling milk on a Co-op contract. He is also managing director of Hillsgreen, a marketing agency dedicated to agriculture with many high-profile clients, including NFU and Cereals.
26 August 2022
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4 min read
Livestock
Since I last wrote we have had 10mm of rain, all of which arrived this week.
21 August 2022
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2 min read
Livestock
It will be no surprise that I am beginning with this constant topic of conversation, the weather, especially as the green green grass of home is a yellow, burnt crisp exposing the shallow soil.
20 August 2022
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2 min read