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British Wool has always sought to support farmers and this year is celebrating its 75th anniversary

With a recent focus on the impacts of reduced moisture on crop production, we investigate what the options are for growers to build water resilience for future seasons

Farming up to 1,300 feet above sea level is not stopping one Welsh farming family from running a sheep system akin to a lowland flock

Getting oilseed rape off to strong start holds the key to yield for one Shropshire grower, who has recently changed establishment practices to one that now favours the use of a precision drill.

Farming at the top of the Preseli Hills is no mean feat, but a strong breeding plan and a good workforce certainly make it easier

Robert and Becca Spink have built up a sizeable store sheep finishing enterprise through the acquisition of various rented grazing plots.

Having had a clear focus on breeding low maintenance flock replacements since his first pedigree purchases as a young man, Andrew Baillie has continued to concentrate on the commercial traits of the Beltex

Ed and John Frost’s family have been farming for generations in Somerset and now their grown-up children are starting out on agriculture-related careers themselves

Future-proofing the sheep farming enterprise by reducing costs and labour is the aim on one family farm in Devon.

After swapping Mules for Romneys in 2012, one Herefordshire farm is now working towards reducing its workload with wool while still retaining maternal traits