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Dairy Talk: Matthew Winter - 'This winter is not one I am looking to repeat in a hurry'

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Dairy Talk: Matthew Winter - 'This winter is not one I am looking to repeat in a hurry'

You take for granted what you see every day. I think of this as I catch a glimpse of the Red Arrows practicing above me, which is so commonplace here during winter as to go almost unnoticed.

clock 01 February 2023 • 3 min read
Dairy Talk: Claire Eastham - 'Cows are now on our meadow hay and settling into their dry period'

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Dairy Talk: Claire Eastham - 'Cows are now on our meadow hay and settling into their dry period'

We are still shut down with TB. It is rumbling slightly, with one reactor in each of the past two tests. Obviously it is sod’s law that the best heifer had to go.

clock 30 January 2023 • 3 min read
In Your Field: Kate Rowell - 'We saved the living room carpet from the flood water'

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In Your Field: Kate Rowell - 'We saved the living room carpet from the flood water'

Last year went out in a deluge of water as our little stream next to the farm turned into a raging torrent and burst its banks, flooding sheds, kennels, steading and almost the house.

clock 24 January 2023 • 3 min read
In Your Field: Amy Wilkinson - 'We use blow torches for thawing pipes, not cooking creme brulees'

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In Your Field: Amy Wilkinson - 'We use blow torches for thawing pipes, not cooking creme brulees'

Most weeks on the farm I truly believe there is no better job in the world.

clock 23 January 2023 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus: Gwenllian Evans - 'Agriculture and farming is all I have ever known'

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Young Farmer Focus: Gwenllian Evans - 'Agriculture and farming is all I have ever known'

Gwenllian Evans, 15, is from Ceredigion, West Wales and is currently studying for her GCSEs.

clock 22 January 2023 • 3 min read
Good Evans: 'Whatever we have it will be a further sign of climate change'

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Good Evans: 'Whatever we have it will be a further sign of climate change'

This month, Roger Evans shares his thoughts on climate change and tells us why a dose of reality and common sense is helpful when dealing with the issues of the day.

clock 21 January 2023 • 4 min read
Dairy matters: 'Such apathy renders supply management for milk a dead duck'

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Dairy matters: 'Such apathy renders supply management for milk a dead duck'

From milk price takers to shakers, dairy farmers should take matters into their own hands, writes former cowman and agri-marketing contractor Phil Christopher.

clock 19 January 2023 • 3 min read
Dairy Talk: Gemma Smale Rowland - 'The grass left behind was a cattle farmer's worst nightmare, particularly when we know our feedstocks are tight for winter'

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Dairy Talk: Gemma Smale Rowland - 'The grass left behind was a cattle farmer's worst nightmare, particularly when we know our feedstocks are tight for winter'

As you read this we will have closed the door on another year. As we sit back and reflect on 2022, it is clear it was a year where once again the rollercoaster that was the weather played a significant and challenging role across all agricultural sectors.

clock 18 January 2023 • 3 min read
In Your Field: Alice Dyer and Adam Lockwood - 'What new entrants really need is access to land and capital'

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In Your Field: Alice Dyer and Adam Lockwood - 'What new entrants really need is access to land and capital'

After the dry spring and summer we saw last season it was hard to imagine we would now be paddling around in sodden fields again, but here we are.

clock 17 January 2023 • 2 min read
Dairy Talk: Tom Rawson - 'The weather, the food and the beer did not disappoint as we reflected on the last few years and caught our breath'

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Dairy Talk: Tom Rawson - 'The weather, the food and the beer did not disappoint as we reflected on the last few years and caught our breath'

Well that’s another year done, with the highlights being a record-breaking milk price and plenty of dry hot weather. The lowlights being huge cost inflation and the drought.

clock 16 January 2023 • 3 min read