Opinion and blogs
In your field: Mike Harris - 'Grass is growing better in winter than in summer'
In the week we learned a scotch egg constituted a ‘substantial’ meal and The Path to Sustainable Farming was published by Defra, we were catching up on a list of autumnal jobs on-farm.
15 December 2020
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In your field: Charles Bruce - 'It is time to stop treating us like naughty children'
09 December 2020
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In your field: Marie Prebble - 'The extraordinary sheep in Iceland behave unlike any others I know'
08 December 2020
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From the editor: Has food production been forgotten in drive for green goals?
04 December 2020
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In your field: Thomas Carrick - 'The sheep industry should not be seen as dispensable'
02 December 2020
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Farming matters: Abi Reader - 'I have to sit tight and ride the bTB testing rollercoaster'
01 December 2020
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In your field: Rachel Coates - 'A young lad was recently arrested directly outside our kitchen window'
30 November 2020
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Farm Life
November, and we roll the dice again. The tups are back in with the ewes despite the serious question, will there be a viable market for lamb post-Brexit? I think I asked the same question last year, or maybe it was the year before? It is hard to keep track.
26 November 2020
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Farm Life
Temperatures have started to drop and grass growth is slowing fast, as we would expect at this time of year.
25 November 2020
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Farm Life
It is hard not to feel anxious as we head into a Covid-19 winter, especially with all the uncertainties that Brexit is bringing.
21 November 2020
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