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In Your Field: Mike Harris - 'The majority of the farm resembles a grassy swamp'

Livestock

In Your Field: Mike Harris - 'The majority of the farm resembles a grassy swamp'

clock 15 January 2023 • 3 min read
Leader: Farming's tribes are bonded by more than meets the eye

Farm Life

Leader: Farming's tribes are bonded by more than meets the eye

Farming’s different tribes have been back out in force over the past 10 days, with a range of events happening across the country under January’s leaden skies.

clock 14 January 2023 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus: Lucy Mitchell - 'The experience has opened-up opportunities for worldwide travel'

Farm Life

Young Farmer Focus: Lucy Mitchell - 'The experience has opened-up opportunities for worldwide travel'

Growing up on the family farm and having an outgoing fun-loving mother, who was heavily involved with the Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs (SAYFC) lead me to join my local club.  

clock 06 January 2023 • 3 min read
Good Evans: 'Something tells me ruminants will be eating very different diets in a few years' time'

Dairy

Good Evans: 'Something tells me ruminants will be eating very different diets in a few years' time'

This month, Roger Evans ponders the decline in veganism, discusses the ploughing of steep land and reminisces about headage payments and scams.

clock 04 January 2023 • 4 min read
In Your Field: Rachel Coates - 'CrossFit has helped me get back to being a pocket rocket'

Blogs

In Your Field: Rachel Coates - 'CrossFit has helped me get back to being a pocket rocket'

Because we had not had weather as cold as we had in the middle of the month for a while, it took a bit of adjusting to.

clock 03 January 2023 • 2 min read
In Your Field: James Robinson - 'We now have a cheese named after our farm beck'

Blogs

In Your Field: James Robinson - 'We now have a cheese named after our farm beck'

I am writing this with my feet up by a roaring fire, after an entire day spent thawing water pipes and troughs for the cows.

clock 02 January 2023 • 3 min read
McDonald's Progressive Young Farmer: Christopher Hinch - 'Young blood must be encouraged into the agriculture sector'

Farm Life

McDonald's Progressive Young Farmer: Christopher Hinch - 'Young blood must be encouraged into the agriculture sector'

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 13 December 2022 • 3 min read
In your field: James and Isobel Wright - 'Our newborn son means we aren't missing the cows too much'

Farm Life

In your field: James and Isobel Wright - 'Our newborn son means we aren't missing the cows too much'

I have joined the NFU, which is not a phrase I ever thought I’d say.

clock 06 December 2022 • 2 min read
In your field: Dan Jones - 'Sheep worrying no longer surprises me'

Livestock

In your field: Dan Jones - 'Sheep worrying no longer surprises me'

Winter has definitely announced its arrival to the Great Orme. With the timely delivery of my eBay purchase, an all-weather combating Swanndri coat, the strong winds and horizontal rain have also arrived.

clock 06 December 2022 • 3 min read
In your field: James Robinson - 'we need more farmers, not less, and the energy of new entrants'

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In your field: James Robinson - 'we need more farmers, not less, and the energy of new entrants'

We have been playing musical farm buildings the past week or two.

clock 26 November 2022 • 2 min read