Opinion and blogs

In your field: Emma Robinson - "Maize is a case of hold your nerve and keep in contact with the contractor"

In your field: Emma Robinson - "Maize is a case of hold your nerve and keep in contact with the contractor"

Emma and her family farm in Monmouthshire, milking 100 pedigree Holsteins and selling raw milk from the farmgate. They also run 300 North Country Mules. Emma is Monmouthshire NFU chair and volunteers with the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution

In your field
Farmers Guardian
clock 25 October 2024 • 3 min read
Blogs

Emma Gray's farming life: "No one wanted to believe that something as low as poisoning could happen in the sheepdog world"

clock 25 October 2024 • 2 min read
British Farming Awards

From the editor: Celebrating farming's achievements goes well beyond the trophy cabinet

clock 24 October 2024 • 2 min read
Careers

Have you considered a career in surveying?

clock 24 October 2024 • 3 min read
Dairy

Dairy Talk - Paul Tompkins: "I am confident that we are finally on the right path to building a stronger, more resilient future for the UK dairy sector"

clock 24 October 2024 • 5 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Sean Mitchell: "It takes a lot to beat a Charolais"

clock 23 October 2024 • 2 min read
Dairy

Dairy Farmer - From the Editor: "The way that the magazine aims to put farmers' views first and foremost I hope still rings true"

clock 23 October 2024 • 1 min read
Dairy Farmer's 95th anniversary: A view from Rosemary Collingborn

Dairy

Dairy Farmer's 95th anniversary: A view from Rosemary Collingborn

Rosemary Collingborn, a past ‘Cowmen Comment' writer and dairy farmer from Wiltshire looks back at her assocation with Dairy Farmer

clock 23 October 2024 • 3 min read
Julie Foley – director of flood risk strategy at the Environment Agency: "Farming is on the frontline of climate change"

Weather

Julie Foley – director of flood risk strategy at the Environment Agency: "Farming is on the frontline of climate change"

"We know that there is a perception that the majority of our investment in flood defences goes to protect urban populations. All flood and coastal risk management projects must be carefully assessed to make sure they benefit the most people and property. But that does not mean we do not prioritise rural communities"

clock 18 October 2024 • 3 min read
Dairy Talk - Ben Yates: "As a family, we have been to several local shows where both our boys have enjoyed success in their handling classes"

Dairy

Dairy Talk - Ben Yates: "As a family, we have been to several local shows where both our boys have enjoyed success in their handling classes"

It has been a busy couple of months through our calving period, with 360 calvings in eight weeks

clock 18 October 2024 • 3 min read