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From the editor: 'Defra is well-known for its revolving door - high turnover of staff is a pain for any business'

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From the editor: 'Defra is well-known for its revolving door - high turnover of staff is a pain for any business'

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley (January 5)

clock 04 January 2024 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus: Amie Bridge - 'I decided to gain some work experience on a commercial farm to build my knowledge in the industry'

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Young Farmer Focus: Amie Bridge - 'I decided to gain some work experience on a commercial farm to build my knowledge in the industry'

clock 04 January 2024 • 2 min read
From the editor: 'Education allows choice - we might just end up being someone's choice given the chance'

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From the editor: 'Education allows choice - we might just end up being someone's choice given the chance'

This week from online editor Emily Ashworth

clock 28 December 2023 • 2 min read
James Robinson gives first-hand account of bTB journey: 'Unfortunately we were now under TB restrictions'

Livestock

James Robinson gives first-hand account of bTB journey: 'Unfortunately we were now under TB restrictions'

Cumbrian dairy farmer, James Robinson, has recently entered into bTB restrictions and here he gives a first-hand account of the day the news was delivered and gives an insight into the stigma attached to having a TB breakdown in a supposed ‘clean’ area

clock 27 December 2023 • 6 min read
Farming matters: Dr Jude McCann - 'We are shifting the conversation to a positive space'

Farm Life

Farming matters: Dr Jude McCann - 'We are shifting the conversation to a positive space'

As a charity supporting people within the farming community and wider agricultural industry, the Farming Community Network (FCN) is in a uniquely privileged position to hear about the pressures farmers are facing both in public and behind closed doors

clock 26 December 2023 • 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Calum Smith: "I wake up every morning to make them proud of me"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Calum Smith: "I wake up every morning to make them proud of me"

Calum Smith, 28, from Grantown-on-Spey in Moray is a beef farmer

clock 26 December 2023 • 3 min read
In your field: James and Isobel Wright - 'We will spend Christmas in a rented house again'

In your field

In your field: James and Isobel Wright - 'We will spend Christmas in a rented house again'

I had hoped that I would be writing this from our new home on a small farm, but alas solicitors’ wheels turn slowly and we are to spend Christmas in a rented house — again

clock 24 December 2023 • 2 min read
In your field: Dan Jones - 'These boys are my own version of the South African rugby subs' bench'

In your field

In your field: Dan Jones - 'These boys are my own version of the South African rugby subs' bench'

While a later lambing mostly suits our farming system, this year’s atrocious weather has had even the rams questioning the delayed tupping

clock 23 December 2023 • 2 min read
From the editor: 'Do not underestimate the power of simply checking in on someone'

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From the editor: 'Do not underestimate the power of simply checking in on someone'

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley (December 22)

clock 21 December 2023 • 2 min read
Farming matters: Darren Hall - 'Using technology and better communication, we will meet the challenges head on'

Farm Life

Farming matters: Darren Hall - 'Using technology and better communication, we will meet the challenges head on'

Having had a busy day cleaning up fencing ready for the arrival of lambs for winter grazing, I attended an open evening at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, on behalf of the rural crime team task force of Thames Valley Police

clock 20 December 2023 • 2 min read