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Farming Matters: Janet Swadling - 'Skills and knowledge lie at the heart of the industry's ability to innovate and adapt'

Farming Matters: Janet Swadling - 'Skills and knowledge lie at the heart of the industry's ability to innovate and adapt'

Janet Swadling OBE is a TIAH board member and former chief executive

clock 23 June 2023 • 4 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Ellie Dugdale: 'I feel it is important to back British farmers as they continue to supply the nation with high quality food'

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Ellie Dugdale: 'I feel it is important to back British farmers as they continue to supply the nation with high quality food'

Ellie Dugdale, 24, is a sheep and dairy farmer from Giggleswick in North Yorkshire

clock 23 June 2023 • 2 min read
Dairy Matters: "We will just batten down the hatches and wait for the tide to change"

Dairy

Dairy Matters: "We will just batten down the hatches and wait for the tide to change"

Tenant dairy farmer Liz Haines discusses the impact that cost of production is having on her business and how she expects to ride out the storm

clock 23 June 2023 • 3 min read
Dairy Talk: Tom Rawson - 'I have always seen the Netherlands as a major player in the dairy industry [which] feels under pressure now'

Dairy

Dairy Talk: Tom Rawson - 'I have always seen the Netherlands as a major player in the dairy industry [which] feels under pressure now'

Well the weather is again at the front of our minds after what can only be described as a rubbish Spring, it now appears to be hot and dry

clock 22 June 2023 • 3 min read
BASIS news: FACTS to focus on managing soils for effective nutrient supply

Arable Farming

BASIS news: FACTS to focus on managing soils for effective nutrient supply

The 2023/24 FACTS annual online assessment scheme for agriculture and vegetables will deal with the broad, but highly topical subject of ‘managing soils for effective nutrient supply’.

clock 21 June 2023 • 2 min read
Father's Day: 10 things that prove you have a farming dad - 'you have been picked up from school in some questionable machinery'

Farm Life

Father's Day: 10 things that prove you have a farming dad - 'you have been picked up from school in some questionable machinery'

It is Father's Day (June 18) and our In Your Field writer Amy Wilkinson gives us 10 points that prove you have a farming dad.

clock 18 June 2023 • 2 min read
Farming Matters: Johnnie Balfour - 'We have sidelined soil in the race, and it is costing us'

Farming Matters: Johnnie Balfour - 'We have sidelined soil in the race, and it is costing us'

clock 18 June 2023 • 3 min read
In Your Field: Kate Beavan - 'Disappointing to see the confirmed wool prices this year, the price of fleece isn't even close to covering the shearing costs'

In your field

In Your Field: Kate Beavan - 'Disappointing to see the confirmed wool prices this year, the price of fleece isn't even close to covering the shearing costs'

clock 17 June 2023 • 2 min read
In Your Field: Ian Garnett - 'Looking at the grazing fields, my hopes for rain get dashed each time'

In your field

In Your Field: Ian Garnett - 'Looking at the grazing fields, my hopes for rain get dashed each time'

clock 17 June 2023 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Sophie Thompson: "In the future, I hope to help and encourage other small, more traditional farmers to improve their farm viability by breaking down barriers to data use"

Young Farmers and Careers

Young Farmer Focus - Sophie Thompson: "In the future, I hope to help and encourage other small, more traditional farmers to improve their farm viability by breaking down barriers to data use"

Sophie Thompson, 22, from Donemana in Northern Ireland, is a mixed-dairy farmer who also works for red meat processor Dunbia

clock 16 June 2023 • 2 min read