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Young Farmer Focus - Emily Black: "There was no other option than to head out and help my brother with the day-to-day running of the farm"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Emily Black: "There was no other option than to head out and help my brother with the day-to-day running of the farm"

Emily Black, 20, is a dairy and arable farmer in Thornhill, Stirling

clock 15 September 2023 • 3 min read
Defra Shadow Secretary Steve Reed - 'Labour will back British farmers and give them their future back'

Politics

Defra Shadow Secretary Steve Reed - 'Labour will back British farmers and give them their future back'

The new Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on Labour's plans to back British farmers

clock 13 September 2023 • 4 min read
Talking policy with Matt Culley: Issues with access to seed treatments, EAMUs and parallel imports are largely administrative

Arable

Talking policy with Matt Culley: Issues with access to seed treatments, EAMUs and parallel imports are largely administrative

clock 10 September 2023 • 3 min read
From the editor: 'Even if takes a bit longer to do a job, keeping you and your family safe is always key'

Farm Safety

From the editor: 'Even if takes a bit longer to do a job, keeping you and your family safe is always key'

This week's blog is from Alex Black, Farmers Guardian's head of news and business.

clock 08 September 2023 • 2 min read
Talking arable with Rob Beaumont: OSR was a disaster and the wheat very average

Arable

Talking arable with Rob Beaumont: OSR was a disaster and the wheat very average

clock 06 September 2023 • 3 min read
Letters: Natural England and Dartmoor - 'it's not us, the farmers decide'.

Farm Life

Letters: Natural England and Dartmoor - 'it's not us, the farmers decide'.

This week's letters from Farmers Guardian readers.

clock 05 September 2023 • 1 min read
Letters: 'when agriculture is facing unprecedented challenges, we must be united in doing all we can to support the mental health' and well-being of farmers

Farm Life

Letters: 'when agriculture is facing unprecedented challenges, we must be united in doing all we can to support the mental health' and well-being of farmers

clock 04 September 2023 • 1 min read
Talking roots with Darryl Shailes: We all need to watch out for cercospora warnings and act accordingly

Arable

Talking roots with Darryl Shailes: We all need to watch out for cercospora warnings and act accordingly

clock 04 September 2023 • 3 min read
Talking agronomy with Ben Boothman: Yields haven't been disastrous but they also haven't broken any records

Arable

Talking agronomy with Ben Boothman: Yields haven't been disastrous but they also haven't broken any records

clock 03 September 2023 • 3 min read
Talking agronomy with Phil Warham: As suspected, later-drilled crops have disappointed

Arable

Talking agronomy with Phil Warham: As suspected, later-drilled crops have disappointed

Phil Warham has been an agronomist with Agrovista for six years. He gained a degree in Land and Farm Management at Harper Adams and managed farms for several years afterwards. He now advises on combinable crops, cereals, maize and vining peas in Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and into Leicestershire. Key interests include direct drilling and soil health, as well as making farms profitable. In his spare time he is a keen runner, cyclist and horseman.

clock 03 September 2023 • 3 min read