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After attending the Oxford Real Farming Conference, dairy farmer and Íæż½ã½ã columnist James Robinson talks about how the event helps to bring the industry together and encourage unity

Founder of the Sustainable Food Trust Patrick Holden said Steve Reed missed an opportunity to show more support for the industry in his speech at the Oxford Farming Conference

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

Jessica Stewart, 26, is a rural solicitor from Ferryhill, County Durham. She is also an NFU Student and Young Farmer Ambassador

Harry Bowell is Director of Land and Nature at the National Trust

As with all farmers, the weather is one of our biggest influences on nearly everything we do

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 a product manager. You can follow them on Twitter @jpbwfarm

Íæż½ã½ã's livestock editor Katie Jones discusses the prospects for milk prices in 2025

This week from Íæż½ã½ã editor Olivia Midgley

Oxford Farming Conference chair Geoff Sansome outlines what British farmers could learn from this year's event