Opinion and blogs
In your field: Mike Harris - 'After several years I decided I would start farming in my own right'
Being handed the baton by fellow Dorset farmer and longstanding Farmers Guardian contributor, Jon Stanley, is rather a daunting task, but, as this is my first article, I thought I would write a little bit about about my background and a general introduction to our farm.
18 November 2020
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3 min read
In your field: Tom Clarke - 'We need new blood, new ideas, open minds and energy'
16 November 2020
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2 min read
In your field: Marie Prebble - 'I am in Iceland with plenty of shearing ahead of me'
10 November 2020
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1 min read
Farming matters: Jim Beary - 'I believe farming suffers from too much negativity'
02 November 2020
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3 min read
In your field: Rachel Coates - 'At some farmers' markets I feel like a museum exhibit'
01 November 2020
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3 min read
Farming matters: Will Case - 'Farming is waiting to prove itself in an independent Britain'
29 October 2020
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3 min read
Farm Life
I do wonder if ‘Cheshire maize’ isn’t a perfect illustration of the eternal optimism of farmers.
28 October 2020
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2 min read
Farm Life
The full effect of Covid-19 hit us hard when Jim’s mum had a nasty fall and we were not allowed to travel in the ambulance or visit her in hospital over the next week or so.
27 October 2020
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2 min read
Farm Life
With this week’s critical Parliamentary vote against the Agriculture Bill amendment, a challenging growing season and harvest, plus a global pandemic influencing shoppers and their buying habits alongside the continued debate around climate instability and biodiversity loss, farm businesses are in a potentially precarious position economically and ecologically.
22 October 2020
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3 min read