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From Tom the young farmer: BBC Radio One stardom, a move to New Zealand and a love for young farmers

Farm Life

From Tom the young farmer: BBC Radio One stardom, a move to New Zealand and a love for young farmers

In a new blog, renowned young farmer, Tom Everall, AKA Tom the young farmer, talks about his farming lfie and his travels to new Zealand.

clock 06 April 2023 • 4 min read
Farming Matters: Annabel Makin-Jones - 'Small British farms struggle to find their voice in the industry'

Farm Life

Farming Matters: Annabel Makin-Jones - 'Small British farms struggle to find their voice in the industry'

Annabel Makin-Jones is a fifth generation Yorkshire farmer and founder of Annabel’s Deliciously British and Tame & Wild.

clock 02 April 2023 • 3 min read
In Your Field: Kate Rowell - 'In the Scottish borders, spring is just around the corner, at last'

Farm Life

In Your Field: Kate Rowell - 'In the Scottish borders, spring is just around the corner, at last'

I know for other parts of the country it’s practically summer, but here in the Scottish Borders spring is just around the corner at last.

clock 01 April 2023 • 3 min read
Dog attacks are a menace we need to get a handle on

Livestock

Dog attacks are a menace we need to get a handle on

To say the UK has some of the most rigorous animal health and welfare standards in the world, our record on dog attacks on livestock is shameful.

clock 31 March 2023 • 2 min read
Dairy matters: 'The future of our industry depends on young farmers progressing'

Livestock

Dairy matters: 'The future of our industry depends on young farmers progressing'

Dairy farmer, David Brooke, writes about his own journey towards retirement and how share farming has given him the opportunity to create a positive work/life balance.

clock 31 March 2023 • 4 min read
Dairy Talk: Tom Rawson - 'While margins on organic arable are not healthy, the opportunity to blend down the average price of bought in meal by £200 per tonne is relatively exciting'

Dairy

Dairy Talk: Tom Rawson - 'While margins on organic arable are not healthy, the opportunity to blend down the average price of bought in meal by £200 per tonne is relatively exciting'

The news of the sudden passing of dairy industry analyst Ian Potter was certainly a shock.

clock 31 March 2023 • 4 min read
Young Farmer Focus: Emily Jones - 'My health and safety placement inspired me to make a difference'

Farm Life

Young Farmer Focus: Emily Jones - 'My health and safety placement inspired me to make a difference'

Emily Jones, 24, is a safety adviser with CXCS, based in Herefordshire.

clock 31 March 2023 • 2 min read
Farming Matters: Tom Bradshaw - 'I want to be clear; livestock belongs in the uplands'

Farming Matters: Tom Bradshaw - 'I want to be clear; livestock belongs in the uplands'

We need to talk about the uplands. For years it has felt like farmers in the uplands have been fighting battles on all fronts.

clock 26 March 2023 • 3 min read
In Your Field: Mike Harris - 'I am a fan of promoting our herd on Facebook'

Blogs

In Your Field: Mike Harris - 'I am a fan of promoting our herd on Facebook'

Calving is well underway with our senior cow Julia kicking things off in mid-February with a lovely heifer calf.

clock 25 March 2023 • 3 min read
In Your Field: Alice Dyer and Adam Lockwood - 'First harvest is on track for late April'

Blogs

In Your Field: Alice Dyer and Adam Lockwood - 'First harvest is on track for late April'

Apart from our grass fields being animated by lambs and calves and the odd daffodil begrudgingly enduring the frosts, snow and rain, there are no obvious signs that spring is around the corner here just yet.

clock 25 March 2023 • 3 min read