Opinion and blogs

In your field: Charles Bruce - 'Zoom calls no substitute for the real thing'

In your field: Charles Bruce - 'Zoom calls no substitute for the real thing'

Now spring has nearly passed, our mid-term report card has seen some revisions, having looked very promising at the early stages with lambing and calving going very well and spring barley establishment looking very good. We now find ourselves wondering how things turned around and became difficult.

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clock 25 May 2020 • 3 min read
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Farming Matters: Georgie Fort - 'Social media should not be about having your ego stroked'

clock 24 May 2020 • 3 min read
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In your field: Marie Prebble - 'Lambs have had a drench and everything is fly-sprayed'

clock 24 May 2020 • 2 min read
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In your field: Rachel Coates - 'How is it right that milk is being poured away?'

clock 17 May 2020 • 3 min read
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In your field: Thomas Carrick - 'Vaccination for Covid-19 will take place on an agricultural scale'

clock 16 May 2020 • 3 min read
Livestock

Cowmen Comment: Christopher Murley - Like most farmers we are very glad to have come through what has been a very long and wet winter"

clock 15 May 2020 • 4 min read
Livestock

In Your Field: James Powell - 'Cattle won't be turned out while we have plenty of fodder'

clock 09 May 2020 • 2 min read
Farming Matters: Phil Garnham - 'Some heroes wear tractor overalls and worn out wax jackets'

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Farming Matters: Phil Garnham - 'Some heroes wear tractor overalls and worn out wax jackets'

At the end of February, a Government Minister made the warm and friendly remark that Britain does not need its own farming industry.

clock 03 May 2020 • 3 min read
In your field: Jon Stanley - 'Let's hope the shows come back stronger next year'

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In your field: Jon Stanley - 'Let's hope the shows come back stronger next year'

It’s May 1 already. How this strange and troubled year is flying by, which is amazing given all the events and shows we had planned to visit are now just a passing thought as the dates get closer on the calendar. Very disappointing.

clock 02 May 2020 • 2 min read
In your field: Tom Clarke - 'At times this past month I have considered quitting'

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In your field: Tom Clarke - 'At times this past month I have considered quitting'

Why do we farm? Honestly, what’s in it for us? My sense is that only a minority of farmers farm because they chose to.

clock 01 May 2020 • 2 min read