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Simon Nelson advises farmers on a wide range of arable and forage crops across Cumbria and into south-west Scotland

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Nial Jeffrey, chair of the Quality Meat Scotland Standards Setting Body and cattle and sheep farmer, discusses the latest updates to the QMS Cattle and Sheep Assurance Standards

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 UK country manager. You can follow them on Twitter @jpbwfarm

Dan Jones farms 650 ewes at the National Trust-owned Parc Farm, which sits on the Great Orme, a limestone headland which rises up 208 metres (682 feet) on the North Wales coast near Llandudno. His Farm Business Tenancy covers the 58 hectares (143 acres) at Parc Farm, plus 364ha (900 acres) of grazing rights on the hill

This week from Farmers Guardian deputy editor Alex Black

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Adrian Fellows, chief executive of infection control specialists Aga2Tech

Conservative Rural Forum chair Lizzie Hacking has written about her recent visit to Ukraine, the challenges Ukrainian farmers face fighting Russia's Vladimir Putin, and why the UK Government should extend tariff-free access for Ukrainian poultry and egg meats until 2029

Vet Lee-Anne Oliver, founder of the UK's first vet-led regenerative farming service, believes farmers can benefit financially from taking a more holistic approach to livestock management

Congleton farmer Lara Dicesare is this year's Dairy Queen and chair of Macclesfield YFC, showing that when you really love something, you will excel in it

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Duncan Pickard, Balmullo, discusses the difficulties of turning a profit in agriculture