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In your field: Amy Wilkinson - "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts"

In your field

In your field: Amy Wilkinson - "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts"

Amy works on her family’s tenanted farm at Halsall, Lancashire. Working mainly with her dad, Amy farms 285 hectares (704 acres) of arable crops and 550 beef cross cattle which are all reared through to finishing. You can follow her on Instagram @amygingewilkinson

clock 30 December 2024 • 3 min read
Farming Matters: Harry Bowell - 'Hill farmers are ideally placed to deliver gains for nature and deserve to be rewarded'

Farm Life

Farming Matters: Harry Bowell - 'Hill farmers are ideally placed to deliver gains for nature and deserve to be rewarded'

Harry Bowell is Director of Land and Nature at the National Trust

clock 30 December 2024 • 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Poppy Whyman-Naveh: "I never see farmers get the attention they deserve"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Poppy Whyman-Naveh: "I never see farmers get the attention they deserve"

"I really think that farmers deserve more attention; I think we [farmers] are just expected to produce food for people to eat and get on with it without any real thanks"

clock 29 December 2024 • 2 min read
Farming Matters: Christine Bish - 'It is vital that farming people value themselves'

Farm Life

Farming Matters: Christine Bish - 'It is vital that farming people value themselves'

Christine Bish is member of management of the National Farm Women’s Club and chair of the RABI Volunteers Committee for Cambridgeshire

clock 28 December 2024 • 4 min read
From the editor: "For hundreds of years and multiple generations, farming families have had to fight for their existence"

Blogs

From the editor: "For hundreds of years and multiple generations, farming families have had to fight for their existence"

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

clock 26 December 2024 • 2 min read
OPINION: "No farmer should be alone at Christmas"

Blogs

OPINION: "No farmer should be alone at Christmas"

"To the farmers who are working tirelessly and spending time alone this Christmas, try to find the courage to reach out – no farmer should be alone at Christmas"

clock 25 December 2024 • 1 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Rhiannon Davies: "Farming and nature go hand in hand"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Rhiannon Davies: "Farming and nature go hand in hand"

"I have been farming as long as I can remember"

clock 24 December 2024 • 2 min read
Opinion: "Farming Minister starting to show clear frustrations"

Blogs

Opinion: "Farming Minister starting to show clear frustrations"

Farmers Guardian's Chief Reporter Rachael Brown discusses the Farming Minister's latest appearance as a guest speaker on a webinar hosted by Tenant Farmers Association

clock 23 December 2024 • 2 min read
Dairy Matters - Dr Emma Gregson: "How the Bovaer bother should bring us together on sustainability"

Dairy

Dairy Matters - Dr Emma Gregson: "How the Bovaer bother should bring us together on sustainability"

Dr Emma Gregson, environment manager at Dairy UK, discusses the importance of taking action to reduce methane emissions

clock 21 December 2024 • 4 min read
From the editor: "Rachel Reeves and her advisers would do well to go out and talk to the people who are experts in their field"

Politics

From the editor: "Rachel Reeves and her advisers would do well to go out and talk to the people who are experts in their field"

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

clock 20 December 2024 • 2 min read