Opinion and blogs
In your field: Thomas Carrick - 'We're freeze-branding sheep in order to avert more thefts'
A couple of weeks ago we lambed our Leicesters and were in a busy period of calving, the sun was shining and it really felt like spring. Lambs were starting to fill the fields further down the valley.
22 March 2021
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In your field: Rachel Coates - 'One farm cat returned home missing a couple of items'
21 March 2021
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In your field: Ian Garnett - 'We are planning to install a 24/48 swingover parlour this summer'
13 March 2021
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In your field: Kate Beavan - 'I've been unearthing some buried treasure'
12 March 2021
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Farming matters: Niall Blair - 'Food production no longer seems to be a priority'
10 March 2021
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In your field: Mike Harris - 'Calving-induced sleep deprivation will continue'
09 March 2021
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In your field: James Lacey - 'Once my contract has been completed my sugar beet days could be over'
06 March 2021
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Farm Life
February fatigue is setting in and the novelty of our well-oiled winter routine has worn off turnout cannot come fast enough.
03 March 2021
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Farm Life
With spring happily just round the corner, we will be so glad to see the end of one of the wettest and coldest winter I can remember – and I am now 63 and as far as I am aware do not suffer from memory loss.
02 March 2021
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Farm Life
The talking point in Wales right now is the shock announcement of whole territory Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs) by Welsh Government.
02 March 2021
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