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Farm Safety Week: Stephanie Berkeley - "For an industry so central to strengthening food security and growing the economy, those who work in farming are vulnerable"

Farm Safety

Farm Safety Week: Stephanie Berkeley - "For an industry so central to strengthening food security and growing the economy, those who work in farming are vulnerable"

Ms Berkeley, the Farm Safety Foundation's manager, has explained why Farm Safety Week should mark the beginning of a new chapter for safer farming

clock 23 July 2024 • 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Sally Kitchiner: "In farming, you have to make lots of sacrifices while taking up a huge amount of responsibility"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Sally Kitchiner: "In farming, you have to make lots of sacrifices while taking up a huge amount of responsibility"

Sally Kitchiner, 24, is a veterinary surgeon at Hampden Vets. She is from Shillington in Bedfordshire.

clock 23 July 2024 • 3 min read
James Evans - Welsh Conservatives: "Our Welsh Farming and Countryside Scheme marks a notable departure from the existing Sustainable Farming Scheme"

Politics

James Evans - Welsh Conservatives: "Our Welsh Farming and Countryside Scheme marks a notable departure from the existing Sustainable Farming Scheme"

The Shadow Farming, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary said the Welsh Conservative's new alternative to the Sustainable Farming Scheme could give Welsh farmers their future back

clock 22 July 2024 • 5 min read
From the editor: Like the weather, 'resilience' cannot be switched on overnight

Farm Business

From the editor: Like the weather, 'resilience' cannot be switched on overnight

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

clock 19 July 2024 • 2 min read
In your field: Dan Jones - "Attempting to shear a wet sheep is akin to wrestling with a bar of soap"

In your field

In your field: Dan Jones - "Attempting to shear a wet sheep is akin to wrestling with a bar of soap"

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

clock 18 July 2024 • 2 min read
Letters: Red Tractor interim chair apologises for auction mart remark

Blogs

Letters: Red Tractor interim chair apologises for auction mart remark

This week's letter from Red Tractor's Interim Chair Alistair Mackintosh

clock 17 July 2024 • 1 min read
Letters: Organic farming needs to up its game

Farm Business

Letters: Organic farming needs to up its game

This week's letters from Farmers Guardian readers

clock 17 July 2024 • 2 min read
Sarah Spencer, land manager at Balance Power: "How farmers can win from Labour's net zero vision"

Blogs

Sarah Spencer, land manager at Balance Power: "How farmers can win from Labour's net zero vision"

clock 16 July 2024 • 5 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Alice Bothwell: "I have been exposed to a vast range of different practices allowing me to make my own decisions for my own flock"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Alice Bothwell: "I have been exposed to a vast range of different practices allowing me to make my own decisions for my own flock"

Alice Bothwell, 20, from Stamford in Lincolnshire, is an agricultural student at Harper Adams University

clock 15 July 2024 • 2 min read
Letters: Red Tractor interim chair 'does not get it'

Farm Business

Letters: Red Tractor interim chair 'does not get it'

This week's letters from Farmers Guardian readers

clock 15 July 2024 • 1 min read