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James and Isobel, with their two young children, recently bought their first farm, and plan to run beef and sheep over 13.8 hectares (34 acres), renting a further 44.5ha (110 acres). James works for tech firm Breedr as a product manager. You can follow them on Twitter @jpbwfarm.

The Welsh Conservatives leader has written a blog for Farmers Guardian on the importance of farming communities, the Sustainable Farming Scheme and how his party will back farmers ahead of the General Election

Labour party leader Sir Keir Starmer writes exclusively for Farmers Guardian outlining what his party will do for farming

Lucy Smith, 23, is vice-chair of Epworth Young Farmers' Club. She is also from Epworth in North Lincolnshire.

Drew Hendry, Scottish National Party candidate for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-Shire, has written a blog for Farmers Guardian ahead of the General Election

This week from Farmers Guardian's editor Olivia Midgley

The Green party co-leader and candidate for Waveney Valley Adrian Ramsay explains what his party can deliver for British farming and the environment

The Penrith and Solway political candidate has written a piece for Farmers Guardian on previous Government policy and how the Liberal Democrats will support farmers ahead of the General Election

‘No Farmers No Food’ is as much a harsh reality as it is a powerful rallying cry says Plaid Cymru leader

Helen is a fifth-generation farmer who farms with her parents, David and Anne Shaw, husband, Craig, and their children, Alfred and Hattie, at Grey Leys Farm in the Vale of York. The farm comprises 162 hectares (400 acres) of grass, maize and wholecrop for the herd of 240 pedigree Jersey cows and more than 200 followers.