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In your field: James and Isobel Wright - "Prices go up, markets shift and technology plays a bigger role than ever. But one thing stays the same, you are never quite happy about what the weather is doing"

In your field

In your field: James and Isobel Wright - "Prices go up, markets shift and technology plays a bigger role than ever. But one thing stays the same, you are never quite happy about what the weather is doing"

James and Isobel, with their two young children, recently bought their first farm, and plan to run beef and sheep over 13.8 hectares (34 acres), renting a further 44.5ha (110 acres). James works for tech firm Breedr as UK country manager

clock 15 February 2025 • 2 min read
Letters: 'Íæż½ã½ã must not be scared of meeting misinformation head on'

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Letters: 'Íæż½ã½ã must not be scared of meeting misinformation head on'

Farmer-turned-author, Eryl Jones, reflects on what the agrifood industry can learn from history about misinformation and deception

clock 12 February 2025 • 5 min read
In your field: Helen Stanier – "My heart goes out to those losing good cows through bovine TB"

In your field

In your field: Helen Stanier – "My heart goes out to those losing good cows through bovine TB"

Helen is a fifth-generation farmer who farms with her family at Grey Leys Farm in the Vale of York. The farm comprises 162ha (400 acres) of grass, maize and wholecrop for their 240 pedigree Jersey cows plus followers

clock 11 February 2025 • 3 min read
In your field: James Robinson – "We all have a voice when it comes to disease control or how our farmland is managed"

In your field

In your field: James Robinson – "We all have a voice when it comes to disease control or how our farmland is managed"

James farms Dairy Shorthorns east of Kendal, Cumbria. The fifth generation to farm at Strickley, he is also vice-chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network

clock 11 February 2025 • 3 min read
David Exwood: 'Farming is tough, but no one should struggle alone'

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David Exwood: 'Farming is tough, but no one should struggle alone'

NFU deputy president urges farmers to consider their mental well-being as part of Yellow Wellies' Mind Your Head campaign

clock 10 February 2025 • 3 min read
OPINION: "New entrants must be placed at the heart of policy conversations"

Blogs

OPINION: "New entrants must be placed at the heart of policy conversations"

Íæż½ã½ã's chief reporter Rachael Brown reflects on the importance of new entrants in building a sustainable future for agriculture

clock 02 February 2025 • 2 min read
Roger Evans: "It is a short-term view that spells hard times ahead for those of us who are farmers"

Dairy

Roger Evans: "It is a short-term view that spells hard times ahead for those of us who are farmers"

This month, Roger Evans discusses cheap food, recounts a tale about horse thefts and gives his thoughts on the debate around the right to die legislation

clock 27 January 2025 • 5 min read
Dairy Talk - Claire Eastham: "We need to operate as the profitable business we all really know that farms can be"

Dairy

Dairy Talk - Claire Eastham: "We need to operate as the profitable business we all really know that farms can be"

Oh what a three months it's been; Inheritance Tax, BPS slashing, capital grants ‘paused', the removal of commercial vehicle status on double cab pick ups and let's not forget the Bovaer foray

clock 25 January 2025 • 3 min read
Dairy Talk - Glyn Lucas: "For me our national security and food security is one and the same"

Dairy

Dairy Talk - Glyn Lucas: "For me our national security and food security is one and the same"

Glyn Lucas, dairy sales manager for Harrison & Hetherington, discusses the role of beef from the dairy herd fitting into the food chain

clock 24 January 2025 • 4 min read
In your field: Dan Hawes - "Recent cold weather has worked massively in our favour, as far as plants are concerned anyhow"

In your field

In your field: Dan Hawes - "Recent cold weather has worked massively in our favour, as far as plants are concerned anyhow"

Dan Hawes grew up on an arable farm in Suffolk and now produces strawberry and raspberry plants for the UK fruit market with Blaise Plants, sister company to Hugh Lowe Farms, Kent. The business grows outside, under tunnels and in glasshouses and produces more than four million plants a year. The arable side includes environmental schemes, with a mix of wheat, oilseed rape, beans and barley crops

clock 19 January 2025 • 3 min read