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FG livestock specialist Ellie Layton on how the core themes in farming remain the same throughout the years

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

Dairy Talk columnist Ben Yates on the impact of a wet start to the year, tree planting, spring tasks and rugby

FG columnist and Cumbrian dairy farmer James Robinson on the importance of hedges and diversity in farming

Communications consultant Jane Craigie discusses the outcomes of the OECD's Rural Policy Review of Ireland 2026 and draws comparisons with the Scottish rural sector

Local election results across the country so far have indicated unpopular policies such as Inheritance Tax are coming back to bite the Prime Minister and the Labour Party

With challenging swings in weather, Farmers Guardian head of arable Ash Ellwood, ponders what a 'normal' season looks like, and if there is such a thing?

This week from the Farmers Guardian editor Katie Jones

Farmers Guardian's head of livestock reflects on current prices for breeding cattle in relation to the finished trade

Jessica Madge, 24, from South Somerset, works at the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers hoping to contribute positively to the future of British dairying and agriculture