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Dairy Talk: "Fast forward to today, 40p is not enough"

Livestock

Dairy Talk: "Fast forward to today, 40p is not enough"

Becky Fenton and husband Paul milk 180 pedigree Holsteins under the Springlebee prefix at Centenary Farm, a Cheshire county council farm. In 2021, they bought a farm in Staffordshire and they plan to farm there once the new dairy set-up has been built.

clock 24 May 2022 • 3 min read
In your field: Kate Rowell - 'There's more brown hares than I've ever seen before'

Livestock

In your field: Kate Rowell - 'There's more brown hares than I've ever seen before'

Lambing’s almost over (at last) and calving is well through here at Hundleshope.

clock 22 May 2022 • 3 min read
In your field: Amy Wilkinson - 'Does identifying manure by smell class as a career skill?'

Farm Business

In your field: Amy Wilkinson - 'Does identifying manure by smell class as a career skill?'

I, like many, headed down to Birmingham and to LAMMA Show recently.

clock 21 May 2022 • 2 min read
In your field: Mike Harris - 'A caesarean was the only way the calf was going to come out'

Blogs

In your field: Mike Harris - 'A caesarean was the only way the calf was going to come out'

It has been another busy month on-farm. Calving is almost over, barring a couple of stragglers. As is the way with calving or welcoming any new life onto a farm, some things have not quite gone according to plan.

clock 15 May 2022 • 3 min read
'My son and I often use the boiler suits to our advantage'

Livestock

'My son and I often use the boiler suits to our advantage'

This month, Roger Evans delves into the world of politics, talking specifically about trade deals with countries around the world and the impact these could have on our industry. He also discusses the changes in farmers’ work clothing preferences.

clock 30 April 2022 • 4 min read
In your field: Amy Wilkinson - 'Team work makes the family farming dream work'

Farm Life

In your field: Amy Wilkinson - 'Team work makes the family farming dream work'

Spring on the farm is a crazy balancing act which comes with the territory of being a mixed farm.

clock 15 April 2022 • 2 min read
In your field: Kate Rowell - 'Best laid lambing plans are not always successful'

Farm Life

In your field: Kate Rowell - 'Best laid lambing plans are not always successful'

There are many farming ‘anchor points’ throughout the year which provoke memories and underline how yet another year has flown past.

clock 14 April 2022 • 3 min read
"It's a good time to blame you and me; it's a good time to have a go at farmers"

Livestock

"It's a good time to blame you and me; it's a good time to have a go at farmers"

clock 02 April 2022 • 4 min read
In Your Field: James Wright - 'I take my hat off to those on other small tenant farms in the South East as we're finding progressing difficult'

Blogs

In Your Field: James Wright - 'I take my hat off to those on other small tenant farms in the South East as we're finding progressing difficult'

We are after a secure FBT – let us know if you are after tenants.

clock 31 March 2022 • 3 min read
In your field: Thomas Carrick - 'Lambing season is my favourite time of the year'

Farm Life

In your field: Thomas Carrick - 'Lambing season is my favourite time of the year'

February and March are typically my least favourite months of the year, with winter dragging on and any developments in the heavily pregnant ewes generally being one problem or another.

clock 27 March 2022 • 3 min read