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In your field: James and Isobel Wright - "Maybe we'd all feel a bit less stressed if we farmed to live, not the other way round"

In your field

In your field: James and Isobel Wright - "Maybe we'd all feel a bit less stressed if we farmed to live, not the other way round"

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.

clock 26 April 2025 • 2 min read
OPINION: "We hope to champion a new entrant farmer in his success so far and his appetite for the future"

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OPINION: "We hope to champion a new entrant farmer in his success so far and his appetite for the future"

Farmers Guardian's livestock specialist Katie Fallon highlights the hard work and dedication required in lambing time and the importance of championing the next generation of farmers

clock 25 April 2025 • 1 min read
Young Dog Handler Focus - Janine Ashworth: 'I have had the opportunity to make my hobby my job'

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Young Dog Handler Focus - Janine Ashworth: 'I have had the opportunity to make my hobby my job'

In this new series, we shine a spotlight on emerging dog handlers who are heading up the industry. We will explore their successes, trials and tribulations in the journey as they become the next generation of skilled sheepdog handlers

clock 22 April 2025 • 3 min read
Roger Evans: "I see a lot of dairy farmers with lumps on their feet like this"

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Roger Evans: "I see a lot of dairy farmers with lumps on their feet like this"

This month Roger Evans discusses grazing, artificial intelligence and regales us with tales of visitors to the farm and conversations with a doctor

clock 22 April 2025 • 5 min read
In your field: James Robinson - "Nothing was out of bounds in the conversation" during bTB meeting with APHA top management

In your field

In your field: James Robinson - "Nothing was out of bounds in the conversation" during bTB meeting with APHA top management

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

clock 21 April 2025 • 3 min read
Dairy Talk - Claire Eastham: "With turnout we also saw a return to hearing calls of 'the cows are out'"

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Dairy Talk - Claire Eastham: "With turnout we also saw a return to hearing calls of 'the cows are out'"

Well it's been a tumultuous three months since I wrote my last article and it looks like we are in for a bumpy ride ahead, so buckle in

clock 19 April 2025 • 3 min read
Dairy Matters - Phil Christopher: "Surely there is a way we can speed up bTB control"

Dairy

Dairy Matters - Phil Christopher: "Surely there is a way we can speed up bTB control"

Former cowman and agri-marketing contractor Phil Christopher discusses why he thinks AHDB should provide a ‘boots on the ground' farm support service to educate and support farmers in the fight against bovine TB

clock 18 April 2025 • 4 min read
OPINION: "Meaningful actions must now follow words"

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OPINION: "Meaningful actions must now follow words"

Farmers Guardian's chief reporter Rachael Brown reflects on the multiple reviews and consultations going on in Defra right now, and questions whether the department has the resource and budget to deliver effective change

clock 17 April 2025 • 2 min read
Young Dog Handler Focus - Tim Thewissen: "There is a special bond with dogs"

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Young Dog Handler Focus - Tim Thewissen: "There is a special bond with dogs"

In this new series, we shine a spotlight on emerging dog handlers heading up the industry. We explore their successes, trials and tribulations in the journey as they become the next generation of skilled sheepdog handlers

clock 16 April 2025 • 3 min read
In your field: Emma Robinson - "Educating children on how their food is produced and where it comes from is essential for our industry to thrive"

In your field

In your field: Emma Robinson - "Educating children on how their food is produced and where it comes from is essential for our industry to thrive"

Emma and her family farm in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, milking 100 pedigree Holsteins and selling raw milk from the farmgate. They also run 300 North Country Mules. Emma is Monmouthshire NFU chair and volunteers with the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution

clock 15 April 2025 • 3 min read