Opinion and blogs
Farming matters: Phil Christopher - 'Ask yourself why you are a farmer and what you enjoy about it'
A useful discipline to maximise the probability of your farm business surviving the next 10 years is to make some safe, though unpalatable, assumptions, then plan accordingly.
15 October 2020
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In your field: Marie Prebble - 'I intend to go to New Zealand next year but it is still a big 'If''
14 October 2020
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2 min read
In your field: Charles Bruce - 'Harvest is mostly complete with just the odd field of straw left to bale'
13 October 2020
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2 min read
Farming matters: Christopher Price - 'The decline of the local abattoir network must be addressed'
08 October 2020
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3 min read
In your field: Thomas Carrick - 'It is sad to see the social aspects gone from marts'
06 October 2020
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2 min read
In your field: Rachel Coates - 'I turned into Miss Marple to catch a non-paying customer in the milk hut'
05 October 2020
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3 min read
In your field: Kate Beavan - 'The fields will soon be a rainbow of raddle paint'
01 October 2020
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2 min read
Farm Life
The recent dry weather has been a godsend. Combines have been flat out here in the North West over the last two weeks. Grass silage harvesting has been equally as busy and we noticed the drills are coming out.
30 September 2020
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2 min read
Livestock
It is that time of year again when there is intense tension between the agricultural community desperate to reduce bovine TB and those that seek to protect badgers.
20 September 2020
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2 min read
Farm Life
The rollercoaster that is 2020 has changed again very quickly.
19 September 2020
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2 min read