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It has been a busy couple of months through our calving period, with 360 calvings in eight weeks

"Once a farm is gone, it is gone."

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

Ellie Scovell, 24, is originally from Alton in Hampshire. She is a first generation farmer running a beef and calf unit in Upavon, Wiltshire.

Lyndon Edwards, an organic dairy farmer from Gloucestershire and chair of the AHDB dairy sector council since 2021, discusses the Dairy Roadmap

Amy works on her family’s tenanted farm at Halsall, Lancashire. Working mainly with her dad, Amy farms 285 hectares (704 acres) of arable crops and 550 beef cross cattle which are all reared through to finishing. You can follow her on Instagram @amygingewilkinson

Kate is a fifth-generation farmer running the 750-hectare (1,853-acre) Hundleshope Farm on the Haystoun Estate, Peebles, where the family have been tenants for 150 years. She runs the hill unit with her husband Ed and their four children. She is also a vet and chair of Quality Meat Scotland.

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

Stephen Dodsworth commends our youth - Stephen is a fieldsperson at Darlington Farmers Auction Mart

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Orkney area manager at the RSPB - Sarah Sankey