At long last we are enjoying some warm, dry weather here in Somerset. We have been lucky enough to grab some weather windows to do our first and second cuts on our Italian lays, and our first cut on everything else
This month Roger Evans talks about some of the latest agricultural technology and also discusses an icon of the dairy farming world; the scraper tractor
The 83 words mentioned in the Labour manifesto aren't enough for us to understand the detail of their policies
This week from Íæż½ã½ã editor Olivia Midgley
'When facing a challenge, it is helpful to look back and review what happened at the start'
Kate farms alongside her husband Jim on their farm near Abergavenny, Monmouthshire. Farming 122 hectares (300 acres), the main enterprise consists of 800 breeding ewes and cider made on-site from their orchards. She is a mum of two, runs Kate’s Country School on-farm and is the woodland creation officer for Stump Up For Trees.
Joanna Brookes, 21, from Wilmcote in Stratford-upon-Avon, is a student at the Royal Agricultural University who has plans to work in agricultural policy making in the future
Ian farms in partnership with his family near Knutsford, Cheshire. They manage 700 commercial pedigree Holstein/Friesians on 445 hectares (1,100 acres). Replacements are homereared and cows are on a composite system. Ian is a representative for Sainsbury’s Dairy Development Group and sits on the AHDB Genetics Advisory Forum
This week from Íæż½ã½ã editor Olivia Midgley
After stepping down from her role as chair as Red Tractor, as the new interim chair Alistair Mackintosh begins his role, Christine Tacon reflects on her time at the top - the highs and the lows