Agricultural shows have so much to offer and a summer of events has kicked off in style at Diddly Squat
FG reader Richard Bruce, from Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, responds to Dr Dolly van Tulleken's Farming Matters column on the closure of small-scale abattoirs and farms
Writing from his family's farm in Cumbria, Farmers Guardian online content specialist Tom Ryder reflects on what Jeff and Katie Aiken's story says about resilience, opportunity and building a career in agriculture
Farmers Guardian livestock specialist Ellie Layton on the value of taking time off from farming in whatever form it takes