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Farming matters: Phil Latham - 'It is hard to get people to engage with the reasoned argument for culling'

Livestock

Farming matters: Phil Latham - 'It is hard to get people to engage with the reasoned argument for culling'

There can be no doubt that culling badgers under licence from Defra has been a tremendous success for bovine TB control from a farmer’s perspective.

clock 19 February 2023 • 3 min read
In your field: Alice Dyer and Adam Lockwood - 'Sadly, there are more giant pandas left than Saddleback pigs'

Farm Life

In your field: Alice Dyer and Adam Lockwood - 'Sadly, there are more giant pandas left than Saddleback pigs'

Alice Dyer and Adam Lockwood are new entrant farmers growing baby leaf salad crops across 142 hectares (350 acres), rented from six landowners, including a 53ha (130-acre) Warwickshire County Council tenancy near Evesham to grow their organic business.

clock 18 February 2023 • 2 min read
Farming matters: Natalie Bennett - 'Could farmers be more exposed to drug resistant microbes?'

Farm Life

Farming matters: Natalie Bennett - 'Could farmers be more exposed to drug resistant microbes?'

Natalie Bennett, Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle is an Australian-British politician and journalist who served as Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales from 2012 to 2016.

clock 14 February 2023 • 3 min read
In your field: Dan Jones - 'A ewe in the school hen house was a new one'

Farm Life

In your field: Dan Jones - 'A ewe in the school hen house was a new one'

I often consider the unique challenges of farming the Great Orme.

clock 13 February 2023 • 3 min read
In your field: James and Isobel Wright - 'Westminster armed police frowned at the shotgun shells I'd forgotten about'

Farm Life

In your field: James and Isobel Wright - 'Westminster armed police frowned at the shotgun shells I'd forgotten about'

In early January, I had the pleasure of spending two days in Westminster meeting MPs and special advisers to make the case for securing farm incomes and creating space for nature.

clock 12 February 2023 • 2 min read
Young farmer focus: Rhianna Deeble - 'What life gives you does not define you'

Farm Life

Young farmer focus: Rhianna Deeble - 'What life gives you does not define you'

Rhianna Deeble, 30, from London, draws her earliest experiences of farming from the time spent with her grandmother in Somerset. After graduating from Aberystwyth University, she found her dream job and her own farming story began.

clock 11 February 2023 • 2 min read
In Your Field: James Robinson - 'It's a farmer thing to put off getting ourselves sorted. Animals and silage time always come before the visit to the doctors'

Farm Life

In Your Field: James Robinson - 'It's a farmer thing to put off getting ourselves sorted. Animals and silage time always come before the visit to the doctors'

Dad had his hip replaced just into the new year.

clock 06 February 2023 • 3 min read
McDonald's Progressive Young Farmer: Sophie Ascroft - 'I know planting trees on agricultural ground can be controversial - how can we produce food when the ground is covered in trees?'

Farm Life

McDonald's Progressive Young Farmer: Sophie Ascroft - 'I know planting trees on agricultural ground can be controversial - how can we produce food when the ground is covered in trees?'

In a new series for Farmers Guardian, the 11 new recruits on the McDonald’s Progressive Young Farmer (PYF) programme. Each month we follow one of the PYF’s to see what they are doing.

clock 05 February 2023 • 6 min read
Farming Matters: Paul Temple - 'Will 2023 be the year that Red Tractor actually catches up with the real world?'

Farm Life

Farming Matters: Paul Temple - 'Will 2023 be the year that Red Tractor actually catches up with the real world?'

Will 2023 be the year that Red Tractor actually catches up with the real world?

clock 05 February 2023 • 3 min read
From the editor: Lack of cash and deterrents allowing fly-tipping to soar

Farm Life

From the editor: Lack of cash and deterrents allowing fly-tipping to soar

Fly-tipping and littering remain a blight on the UK countryside.

clock 04 February 2023 • 2 min read