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This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Sue Andrews, farmer and author, recounts the rich history of Britain’s wool industry

Digital editor Emily Ashworth explores the idea of diversity, and questions why we are sometimes too quick to shut the conversation down

FG livestock specialist Ellie Layton on how the core themes in farming remain the same throughout the years

FG columnist Helen Stanier on women in farming, going back to college and her cows attending a wedding

Dairy Talk columnist Ben Yates on the impact of a wet start to the year, tree planting, spring tasks and rugby

FG columnist and Cumbrian dairy farmer James Robinson on the importance of hedges and diversity in farming

Communications consultant Jane Craigie discusses the outcomes of the OECD's Rural Policy Review of Ireland 2026 and draws comparisons with the Scottish rural sector

Local election results across the country so far have indicated unpopular policies such as Inheritance Tax are coming back to bite the Prime Minister and the Labour Party

With challenging swings in weather, Farmers Guardian head of arable Ash Ellwood, ponders what a 'normal' season looks like, and if there is such a thing?

This week from the Farmers Guardian editor Katie Jones