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Dairy Talk - Becky Fenton: "We can't afford to leave it too late"

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Dairy Talk - Becky Fenton: "We can't afford to leave it too late"

It feels more like spring here in Cheshire. For the first time in what feels like months, the concrete is dry

clock 06 March 2025 • 3 min read
Letters: "The key to why we are still in milk is succession planning"

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Letters: "The key to why we are still in milk is succession planning"

Peter Gantlett emailed FG to share his thoughts on succession planning and Inheritance Tax in dairy farming

clock 05 March 2025 • 2 min read
Hayley Campbell-Gibbons: "RABDF is a sleeping giant, and I'm here to wake it up"

Dairy

Hayley Campbell-Gibbons: "RABDF is a sleeping giant, and I'm here to wake it up"

The new chief executive of RABDF, Hayley Campbell-Gibbons, outlines her ambitions for the organisation's future

clock 04 March 2025 • 5 min read
Roger Evans: "This is a technical term often used by dairy farmers"

Dairy

Roger Evans: "This is a technical term often used by dairy farmers"

This month, Roger Evans tells us about his recent health 'MOT' and an appointment at the hospital

clock 01 March 2025 • 3 min read
Prof Christianne Glossop on bTB: "This insidious, slow-burn epidemic continues to affect everybody and everything in its path"

Animal Health

Prof Christianne Glossop on bTB: "This insidious, slow-burn epidemic continues to affect everybody and everything in its path"

The former Chief Veterinary Officer for Wales shares her thoughts on bovine TB and highlights the recent FCN's report linking poor mental health and well-being to the impact of bTB

clock 01 February 2025 • 4 min read
Roger Evans: "It is a short-term view that spells hard times ahead for those of us who are farmers"

Dairy

Roger Evans: "It is a short-term view that spells hard times ahead for those of us who are farmers"

This month, Roger Evans discusses cheap food, recounts a tale about horse thefts and gives his thoughts on the debate around the right to die legislation

clock 27 January 2025 • 5 min read
Dairy Talk - Claire Eastham: "We need to operate as the profitable business we all really know that farms can be"

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Dairy Talk - Claire Eastham: "We need to operate as the profitable business we all really know that farms can be"

Oh what a three months it's been; Inheritance Tax, BPS slashing, capital grants ‘paused', the removal of commercial vehicle status on double cab pick ups and let's not forget the Bovaer foray

clock 25 January 2025 • 3 min read
Dairy Talk - Glyn Lucas: "For me our national security and food security is one and the same"

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Dairy Talk - Glyn Lucas: "For me our national security and food security is one and the same"

Glyn Lucas, dairy sales manager for Harrison & Hetherington, discusses the role of beef from the dairy herd fitting into the food chain

clock 24 January 2025 • 4 min read
Dairy Talk: Ifan Roberts – "I realised how fortunate I am to have such a great support network"

Dairy

Dairy Talk: Ifan Roberts – "I realised how fortunate I am to have such a great support network"

As I look back, 2024 was a year of lots of change for me, my business and farming in general in more ways than one

clock 19 January 2025 • 2 min read
Dairy Talk - Ben Yates: "We were relieved to have a clear TB test at the beginning of November"

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Dairy Talk - Ben Yates: "We were relieved to have a clear TB test at the beginning of November"

We were lucky enough to have a relatively quiet and drama-free Christmas period on the farm, with some drier weather helping

clock 17 January 2025 • 3 min read