Íæż½ã½ã

Opinion and blogs

Seeds expert sets out guide to successful spring barley cultivation

Seeds expert sets out guide to successful spring barley cultivation

Growers must consider multiple factors including market knowledge, variety, condition and tilling in order to maximise yield

Arable
Íæż½ã½ã
clock 06 December 2024 • 5 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Abby Forsyth: "Workplaces, whether in an office or out on-farm, should make well-being, fitness and mental health a priority"

clock 06 December 2024 • 2 min read
Farm Life

In Your Field: Dan Jones -'Farming is a calling for many, a way of life and an essential part of society'

clock 06 December 2024 • 2 min read
Blogs

Emma Gray's Farming Life: "It is sad to see good productive acres removed once again from an ever-decreasing agricultural pool"

clock 06 December 2024 • 2 min read
Arable

Talking roots: Destroy cover crops early to avoid problems this spring

clock 05 December 2024 • 3 min read
Politics

Tim Bonner - CA chief executive: "Labour has indeed squandered the trust and support of a very significant part of the rural community"

clock 05 December 2024 • 3 min read
Politics

Scotland's Shadow Rural Affairs Secretary - Tim Eagle on the Autumn Budget: "It's time for Labour to drop their cruel Family Farm Tax"

clock 02 December 2024 • 3 min read
View from the rostrum: Matthew Middleton - Stirk sales have been a huge success

Shows & Sales

View from the rostrum: Matthew Middleton - Stirk sales have been a huge success

Matthew Middleton on cattle and lamb trade

clock 02 December 2024 • 3 min read
In your field: James Robinson - "Cheaper food you say? Okay, but how are we supposed to do everything else you have asked for?"

Politics

In your field: James Robinson - "Cheaper food you say? Okay, but how are we supposed to do everything else you have asked for?"

James farms Dairy Shorthorns east of Kendal, Cumbria, with his parents Kathleen and Henry, wife Michelle and sons Robert and Chris. The fifth generation to farm at Strickley, he is also vice-chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network

clock 01 December 2024 • 3 min read
SPECIAL: Olivia Shave - "I see a critical gap in our education system – a gap that does not prepare young people for challenges such as food insecurity, climate change and sustainability"

Young Íæż½ã½ã and Careers

SPECIAL: Olivia Shave - "I see a critical gap in our education system – a gap that does not prepare young people for challenges such as food insecurity, climate change and sustainability"

Olivia Shave is a shepherdess and the founder and director of Ecoewe which offers a range of sustainable products derived from the family’s flock. Olivia has launched the #Ruraleducationmatters campaign and a petition to revise the national curriculum and introduce comprehensive rural education in UK schools

clock 30 November 2024 • 2 min read