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Former cowman and agri-marketing contractor Phil Christopher discusses why he thinks AHDB should provide a ‘boots on the ground' farm support service to educate and support farmers in the fight against bovine TB

In an exclusive for Farmers Guardian, Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner sets out his agenda for the recently announced Farm Profitability Review, led by Baroness Minette Batters

Farmers Guardian's chief reporter Rachael Brown reflects on the multiple reviews and consultations going on in Defra right now, and questions whether the department has the resource and budget to deliver effective change

This week from Farmers Guardian acting editor Katie Jones

Jonty Cliffe on strong trade in the sector

Richard Barnett, of The Rural Partnership Group, Cheshire, responds to Andy Welford's Farming Matters column (FG, March 21) and shares his views on the Treasury's Inheritance Tax reforms

In this new series, we shine a spotlight on emerging dog handlers heading up the industry. We explore their successes, trials and tribulations in the journey as they become the next generation of skilled sheepdog handlers

Joanne Sharpe, a PhD student at Harper Adams University, is investigating the use of digital tools and sensors, including wearable devices that monitor dairy cows 24/7

Hartpury University student Amy Turner writes about how she got into farming and how her experiences have shaped her passions for the sector

Emma and her family farm in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, milking 100 pedigree Holsteins and selling raw milk from the farmgate. They also run 300 North Country Mules. Emma is Monmouthshire NFU chair and volunteers with the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution