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In Your Field: Amy Wilkinson - 'From dogsbody to management material in the space of 12 days'

Farm Life

In Your Field: Amy Wilkinson - 'From dogsbody to management material in the space of 12 days'

At the beginning of January my parents went on a well-deserved holiday to Egypt.

clock 25 February 2023 • 3 min read
In Your Field: Kate Rowell - 'The farm track potholes had become almost impassable'

Farm Life

In Your Field: Kate Rowell - 'The farm track potholes had become almost impassable'

Our farm road is the absolute bane of my life and has been ever since I started to drive.

clock 25 February 2023 • 3 min read
From the editor: Ben Briggs - 'What is dictating the approach towards food production?'

Farm Life

From the editor: Ben Briggs - 'What is dictating the approach towards food production?'

NFU president Minette Batters was entirely right when she told delegates on the first morning of her union’s conference that Government’s seemingly blase attitude towards food production needed exposing for what it was, naive.

clock 24 February 2023 • 2 min read
Young farmer focus: Eleanor Durdy - 'Farming is a way of life that I will never leave'

Farm Life

Young farmer focus: Eleanor Durdy - 'Farming is a way of life that I will never leave'

Eleanor Durdy, 28, works on a family-run arable farm alongside being a criminal barrister.

clock 20 February 2023 • 2 min read
In your field: Mike Harris - 'The NFU's lack of fight over the Basic Payment Scheme is unacceptable'

Farm Life

In your field: Mike Harris - 'The NFU's lack of fight over the Basic Payment Scheme is unacceptable'

There has been bad news this month - and I’m still coming to terms with it - Ken Bruce’s announcement that he is leaving BBC Radio 2. Who saw that coming?

clock 20 February 2023 • 2 min read
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