Blog

Best of British recipes: Pea and mint croquettes - 'this recipe reflects the seasonal produce from Beeswax Dyson Farming'

Farm Life

Best of British recipes: Pea and mint croquettes - 'this recipe reflects the seasonal produce from Beeswax Dyson Farming'

In our new foodie series championing British produce, Jenny Jefferies, author of two award-wining cookbooks will share monthly recipes with Farmers Guardian.

clock 03 July 2023 • 4 min read
Farming Matters: Phil Christopher - 'His next memory is being dragged into the machine'

Farming Matters: Phil Christopher - 'His next memory is being dragged into the machine'

Did you cringe like I did the day after our new King's marvellous coronation on seeing pictures of his 9-year-old grandson Prince George on his dad's knee operating a mini-digger?

clock 02 July 2023 • 3 min read
In Your Field: Dan Jones - 'The biggest challenge is simply leaving the farm'

In your field

In Your Field: Dan Jones - 'The biggest challenge is simply leaving the farm'

Last week saw the NFU Cymru week-long campaign and celebration of Welsh Food and Farming.

clock 01 July 2023 • 2 min read
In Your Field: James and Isobel Wright - 'We need to value the benefit of economic development for farmers'

In your field

In Your Field: James and Isobel Wright - 'We need to value the benefit of economic development for farmers'

This month has disappeared in a blur of work, time with family and farm viewings.

clock 01 July 2023 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Jack Bedlow: "Demonstrating organisational skills was really important in helping the farm run efficiently"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Jack Bedlow: "Demonstrating organisational skills was really important in helping the farm run efficiently"

Jack Bedlow, 27, is a mixed-arable farmer from Cambridgeshire. He is also treasurer of Newborough Young Farmers Club.

clock 30 June 2023 • 2 min read
This month on the family farm: Leaving her job for the family farm - 'I have to say, what an underappreciated art butchery is'

Farm Life

This month on the family farm: Leaving her job for the family farm - 'I have to say, what an underappreciated art butchery is'

Lowlands farm, in southwest Birmingham, is home to Beth Withers and her husband, Tom. Here, she talks about bringing up her growing family at Lowlands, and the balance between motherhood and farming.

clock 28 June 2023 • 5 min read
Talking agronomy with Ben Boothman: Winter barleys are approaching the final furlong and harvest is just around the corner

Arable Farming

Talking agronomy with Ben Boothman: Winter barleys are approaching the final furlong and harvest is just around the corner

Ben Boothman is an independent agronomist and member of the Arable Advisor Group and the Association of Independent Crop Consultants (AICC), covering Yorkshire and the North East. He is BASIS, FACTS and BETA qualified and studied for a degree in agriculture and crop management at Harper Adams University.

clock 27 June 2023 • 3 min read
In Your Field: Rachel Coates - 'I attended an excellent first aid training course'

In your field

In Your Field: Rachel Coates - 'I attended an excellent first aid training course'

As the tabloid press are fond of saying - 'what a scorcher'.

clock 24 June 2023 • 2 min read
In Your Field: James Robinson - 'As farmers, I know we will have to become more adapted to unusual periods of weather'

In your field

In Your Field: James Robinson - 'As farmers, I know we will have to become more adapted to unusual periods of weather'

While I was writing my previous In Your Field article, I was sat listening to the neighbour's mower cutting their first cut silage, and I was also commenting on the lack of grass on our own meadows.

clock 24 June 2023 • 3 min read
Good Evans: 'People can't eat trees and wildflower meadows'

Dairy

Good Evans: 'People can't eat trees and wildflower meadows'

This month, Roger Evans discusses his fascination with the stories behind old farming pictures, how farmers are no longer recognised for the work they do in producing food, and why romance certainly isn't dead in the countryside.

clock 23 June 2023 • 3 min read