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In Your Field: Ian Garnett - 'For the first two weeks, we hardly turned a wheel'

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In Your Field: Ian Garnett - 'For the first two weeks, we hardly turned a wheel'

I have my ghost-writer employed writing this article as both the FG deadline and bTB testing wait for no man.

clock 13 May 2023 • 2 min read
In Your Field: Kate Beavan - 'The tag team of Patterdale terrier and cats made for a stressful viewing'

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In Your Field: Kate Beavan - 'The tag team of Patterdale terrier and cats made for a stressful viewing'

My students have completed their final exams and I am having a meal with them next week to say goodbye.

clock 13 May 2023 • 2 min read
In Your Field: Alan Carter - 'Dad first got me interested in writing about the farm in the village magazine'

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In Your Field: Alan Carter - 'Dad first got me interested in writing about the farm in the village magazine'

Alan Carter farms in partnership with his parents, Paul and Christine, on a 400-acre, 400-cow dairy unit, at Constantine, Cornwall, supplying Suputo. Alan, also a Parish Councillor, and his wife Sarah, have two children, Ross and Dana.

clock 29 April 2023 • 3 min read
In Your Field: Alice Dyer and Adam Lockwood - 'Now all we need is the sun to start shining'

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In Your Field: Alice Dyer and Adam Lockwood - 'Now all we need is the sun to start shining'

And we are off: harvest 2023 has begun. Our first crop of babyleaf spinach left the farm last week and, given the weather, quality has been surprisingly good.

clock 29 April 2023 • 2 min read
In Your Field: Dan Jones - 'My annoyance was mostly aired in Welsh'

Farm Life

In Your Field: Dan Jones - 'My annoyance was mostly aired in Welsh'

Lambing is well and truly underway. Although later than many farms in the area, a mid April lambing works with our farming system and aims to avoid the remaining harsh winter weather. However, this season has brought an unwelcome mix of snow, hail and high winds.

clock 22 April 2023 • 3 min read
In Your Field: Rachel Coates - 'My issues are allied to numbers and patterns'

In your field

In Your Field: Rachel Coates - 'My issues are allied to numbers and patterns'

It’s amazing the variety of topics that are discussed by In Your Field columnists, I’m not going to disappoint with this one.

clock 15 April 2023 • 2 min read
In Your Field: Kate Rowell - 'In the Scottish borders, spring is just around the corner, at last'

Farm Life

In Your Field: Kate Rowell - 'In the Scottish borders, spring is just around the corner, at last'

I know for other parts of the country it’s practically summer, but here in the Scottish Borders spring is just around the corner at last.

clock 01 April 2023 • 3 min read
In Your Field: Mike Harris - 'I am a fan of promoting our herd on Facebook'

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In Your Field: Mike Harris - 'I am a fan of promoting our herd on Facebook'

Calving is well underway with our senior cow Julia kicking things off in mid-February with a lovely heifer calf.

clock 25 March 2023 • 3 min read
In Your Field: Alice Dyer and Adam Lockwood - 'First harvest is on track for late April'

Blogs

In Your Field: Alice Dyer and Adam Lockwood - 'First harvest is on track for late April'

Apart from our grass fields being animated by lambs and calves and the odd daffodil begrudgingly enduring the frosts, snow and rain, there are no obvious signs that spring is around the corner here just yet.

clock 25 March 2023 • 3 min read
In Your Field: James and Isobel Wright - 'Encouraging signs for new farm tenancies'

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In Your Field: James and Isobel Wright - 'Encouraging signs for new farm tenancies'

Last year saw the first reduction in the amount of land rented to farmers since Farm Business Tenancies were introduced in 1995, according to Defra’s own figures.

clock 18 March 2023 • 2 min read