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Opinion and blogs

Aphra Brandreth - MP for Chester South and Eddisbury: "Dog attacks can have devastating consequences for farmers and their animals"

Aphra Brandreth - MP for Chester South and Eddisbury: "Dog attacks can have devastating consequences for farmers and their animals"

Ms Brandreth writes about The Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Amendment Bill which could help provide better protections for farmers and their livestock

Rural crime
Chris Brayford
clock 08 December 2024 • 3 min read
Dairy

Welcome note: "Online furore over methane inhibitor Bovaer highlights delicate balance of the public's support for farming."

clock 08 December 2024 • 2 min read
Farm Life

In Your Field: James and Isobel Wright - 'This is bureaucracy at its most perverse'

clock 08 December 2024 • 2 min read
Farm Life

Farming Matters: Tim Scott - 'Nature-friendly farmers must be financially rewarded if we are to meet targets'

clock 07 December 2024 • 3 min read
Blogs

Roger's View: "Our family has already lost one farm through politics, and it pains me to think that we might lose another"

clock 07 December 2024 • 4 min read
Arable

Seeds expert sets out guide to successful spring barley cultivation

clock 06 December 2024 • 5 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Abby Forsyth: "Workplaces, whether in an office or out on-farm, should make well-being, fitness and mental health a priority"

clock 06 December 2024 • 2 min read
In Your Field: Dan Jones -'Farming is a calling for many, a way of life and an essential part of society'

Farm Life

In Your Field: Dan Jones -'Farming is a calling for many, a way of life and an essential part of society'

Dan Jones farms 650 ewes at the National Trust-owned Parc Farm, which sits on the Great Orme on the North Wales coast near Llandudno

clock 06 December 2024 • 2 min read
Emma Gray's Farming Life: "It is sad to see good productive acres removed once again from an ever-decreasing agricultural pool"

Blogs

Emma Gray's Farming Life: "It is sad to see good productive acres removed once again from an ever-decreasing agricultural pool"

In a blog for Íæż½ã½ã, shepherdess and top dog trialler Emma Gray discusses the furore around Inheritance Tax and what it could mean for the farmed landscape, plus why educating children about farming is key to its survival

clock 06 December 2024 • 2 min read
Talking roots: Destroy cover crops early to avoid problems this spring

Arable

Talking roots: Destroy cover crops early to avoid problems this spring

New blight genotypes and another wet spring to contend with - Hutchinsons agronomist, Darryl Shailes give his seasonal overview for potatoes and beet crops

clock 05 December 2024 • 3 min read