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In Your Field: Rachel Coates - 'CrossFit has helped me get back to being a pocket rocket'

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In Your Field: Rachel Coates - 'CrossFit has helped me get back to being a pocket rocket'

Because we had not had weather as cold as we had in the middle of the month for a while, it took a bit of adjusting to.

clock 03 January 2023 • 2 min read
In Your Field: James Robinson - 'We now have a cheese named after our farm beck'

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In Your Field: James Robinson - 'We now have a cheese named after our farm beck'

I am writing this with my feet up by a roaring fire, after an entire day spent thawing water pipes and troughs for the cows.

clock 02 January 2023 • 3 min read
McDonald's Progressive Young Farmer: Christopher Hinch - 'Young blood must be encouraged into the agriculture sector'

Farm Life

McDonald's Progressive Young Farmer: Christopher Hinch - 'Young blood must be encouraged into the agriculture sector'

In a new series for Farmers Guardian, the 11 new recruits on the McDonald’s Progressive Young Farmer (PYF) programme. Each month we follow one of the PYF’s to see what they are doing.

clock 13 December 2022 • 3 min read
In your field: James and Isobel Wright - 'Our newborn son means we aren't missing the cows too much'

Farm Life

In your field: James and Isobel Wright - 'Our newborn son means we aren't missing the cows too much'

I have joined the NFU, which is not a phrase I ever thought I’d say.

clock 06 December 2022 • 2 min read
In your field: Dan Jones - 'Sheep worrying no longer surprises me'

Livestock

In your field: Dan Jones - 'Sheep worrying no longer surprises me'

Winter has definitely announced its arrival to the Great Orme. With the timely delivery of my eBay purchase, an all-weather combating Swanndri coat, the strong winds and horizontal rain have also arrived.

clock 06 December 2022 • 3 min read
In your field: James Robinson - 'we need more farmers, not less, and the energy of new entrants'

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In your field: James Robinson - 'we need more farmers, not less, and the energy of new entrants'

We have been playing musical farm buildings the past week or two.

clock 26 November 2022 • 2 min read
Dairy Talk: Dan Burdett - 'The push for sexed semen is likely to bring the price of beef cross calves down'

Livestock

Dairy Talk: Dan Burdett - 'The push for sexed semen is likely to bring the price of beef cross calves down'

I think 2022 perfectly encapsulates the challenges we now face when planning out our year ahead.

clock 25 November 2022 • 3 min read
In your field: Amy Wilkinson - 'Social media only shows you the highlights of people's lives'

Farm Life

In your field: Amy Wilkinson - 'Social media only shows you the highlights of people's lives'

This In Your Field article might feel slightly different from me and might only resonate with younger readers, however, do not worry, I will be back with silly family farming stories next time.

clock 12 November 2022 • 2 min read
In your field: Mike Harris - 'Taking silage out to the cattle soon becomes counter-productive'

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In your field: Mike Harris - 'Taking silage out to the cattle soon becomes counter-productive'

The clocks have changed and the nights are well and truly drawing in. As I write this, I have just come in from preparing the cattle sheds for winter.

clock 04 November 2022 • 3 min read
McDonald's Progressive Young Farmer: Alison Forsythe - 'You do not have to come from agriculture to appreciate the importance of the environment and the provision of affordable, safe food'

Farm Life

McDonald's Progressive Young Farmer: Alison Forsythe - 'You do not have to come from agriculture to appreciate the importance of the environment and the provision of affordable, safe food'

In a new series for Farmers Guardian, the 11 new recruits on the McDonald’s Progressive Young Farmer (PYF) programme. Each month we follow one of the PYF’s to see what they are doing.

clock 31 October 2022 • 4 min read