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Olivia Midgley

Articles by Olivia Midgley

In Your Field: Rachel Coates - 'I attended an excellent first aid training course'

In your field

In Your Field: Rachel Coates - 'I attended an excellent first aid training course'

As the tabloid press are fond of saying - 'what a scorcher'.

clock 24 June 2023 • 2 min read
In Your Field: James Robinson - 'As farmers, I know we will have to become more adapted to unusual periods of weather'

In your field

In Your Field: James Robinson - 'As farmers, I know we will have to become more adapted to unusual periods of weather'

While I was writing my previous In Your Field article, I was sat listening to the neighbour's mower cutting their first cut silage, and I was also commenting on the lack of grass on our own meadows.

clock 24 June 2023 • 3 min read
Farming Matters: Janet Swadling - 'Skills and knowledge lie at the heart of the industry's ability to innovate and adapt'

Farming Matters: Janet Swadling - 'Skills and knowledge lie at the heart of the industry's ability to innovate and adapt'

Janet Swadling OBE is a TIAH board member and former chief executive

clock 23 June 2023 • 4 min read
Week 05 - Cereals, Bovine TB, Rewilding

Weekly Digest

Week 05 - Cereals, Bovine TB, Rewilding

clock 18 June 2023 • 3 min read
Farming Matters: Johnnie Balfour - 'We have sidelined soil in the race, and it is costing us'

Farming Matters: Johnnie Balfour - 'We have sidelined soil in the race, and it is costing us'

clock 18 June 2023 • 3 min read
In Your Field: Kate Beavan - 'Disappointing to see the confirmed wool prices this year, the price of fleece isn't even close to covering the shearing costs'

In your field

In Your Field: Kate Beavan - 'Disappointing to see the confirmed wool prices this year, the price of fleece isn't even close to covering the shearing costs'

clock 17 June 2023 • 2 min read
In Your Field: Ian Garnett - 'Looking at the grazing fields, my hopes for rain get dashed each time'

In your field

In Your Field: Ian Garnett - 'Looking at the grazing fields, my hopes for rain get dashed each time'

clock 17 June 2023 • 2 min read
Week 04 - Ukraine war, Grain markets, NFU mental health survey

Weekly Digest

Week 04 - Ukraine war, Grain markets, NFU mental health survey

clock 11 June 2023 • 3 min read
Farming Matters: Hannah Russell - 'Do not take the environment for granted'

Farming Matters: Hannah Russell - 'Do not take the environment for granted'

clock 11 June 2023 • 3 min read
In Your Field: Amy Wilkinson - 'And I'm thinking: nothing can go wrong'

In your field

In Your Field: Amy Wilkinson - 'And I'm thinking: nothing can go wrong'

It is safe to say that after my last column, all about my grandparents' smallholding, I definitely held the position of favourite grandchild.

clock 10 June 2023 • 3 min read