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Alan Carter farms in partnership with his parents, Paul and Christine, on a 162 hectare (400-acre), 400-cow dairy unit at Constantine, Cornwall, with 130 milking cows, supplying Saputo. Alan, also a parish councillor, and his wife Sarah, have two children, Ross and Dana

Food production and economic growth. That was the clear message from Steve Barclay the new Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs at the Oxford Farming Conference at the beginning of January

I am writing from an American diner in Northern California, a comfortable and convenient stop serving the staples of US cuisine

I hope everyone had a peaceful Christmas and New Year. We enjoyed a busy Christmas, spending time with friends and family in between jobs on the farm

Happy New Year to you all. The start of the year has kicked off conference season, with both the Oxford Farming Conference (OFC) and Oxford Real Farming Conference (ORFC) being held simultaneously

Firstly, I would like to wish a Happy New Year to all those reading this article. The dry weather break in early December felt like it was over within hours

This week from our In your field writer Amy Wilkinson (January 5)

From this week's In your field writer, Kate Rowell

I had hoped that I would be writing this from our new home on a small farm, but alas solicitors’ wheels turn slowly and we are to spend Christmas in a rented house — again

While a later lambing mostly suits our farming system, this year’s atrocious weather has had even the rams questioning the delayed tupping