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Establishing a sustainable farming business at just 24 years old is certainly an impressive achievement and one which Aberdeenshire young farmer, William Law, has taken in his stride over the past three years. Katrina Macarth

British Saanen and Toggenburg milking goats may not be a typical enterprise associated with the Cumbrian uplands, but that has not stopped it becoming the mainstay of a direct sales venture on one farm. Wendy Short reports.

Tasked with turning around the 12,000 acre farming operation on a highland estate is no mean feat, but it’s one 25-year-old farm manager Chloe Malcolm has grasped by the horns.

The sub-100hp power sector is awash with manufacturers from all over the globe, all vying to offer competitively priced yard tractors. Alex Heath finds out what bang for your buck you can expect to get for £30,000.

Setting up a beef enterprise to finish black and white bulls for Buitelaar Group has given Aidan Taylor the opportunity to return to work on the family farm in Lincolnshire.

Wool from Jessica Cross’ 50-strong flock of Southdown sheep is now the basis of a growing business making high quality bedding. Jonathan Wheeler finds out more.

Top-quality grass silage and robot milking are driving cow performance at a Pembrokeshire dairy farm. Debbie James reports.

The costly condition of bovine respiratory disease (BRD) can cause irreversible damage to a calves lungs, so producers should think about how to prevent it and know how to rapidly identify and treat it, says vet Tim Potter.

With Leaf’s Open Farm Sunday event set to go ahead face-to-face when lockdown eases, as well as online, Farmers Guardian caught up with one farming family gearing up to welcome members of the public again this year.

Having now retired from his rugby refereeing career, Nigel Owens is busy developing his own farm in west Wales, with pedigree Hereford cattle at the core of his operation. Laura Bowyer finds out more.