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Dan Jones farms 650 ewes at the National Trust-owned Parc Farm, which sits on the Great Orme, a limestone headland which rises up 208 metres (682 feet) on the North Wales coast near Llandudno. His Farm Business Tenancy covers the 58 hectares (143 acres) at Parc Farm, plus 364ha (900 acres) of grazing rights on the hill

Helen is a fifth-generation farmer who farms with her parents, David and Anne Shaw, husband, Craig, and their children, Alfred and Hattie, at Grey Leys Farm in the Vale of York. The farm comprises 162 hectares (400 acres) of grass, maize and wholecrop for the herd of 240 pedigree Jersey cows and more than 200 followers

Amy works on her family’s tenanted farm at Halsall, Lancashire. Working mainly with her dad, Amy farms 285ha (704 acres) of arable crops and 550 beef cross cattle which are all reared through to finishing. You can follow her on Instagram @amygingewilkinson

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)