Íæż½ã½ã

Blog

Great British Beef Week – Jilly Greed: "We are now seeing farmgate prices that encourage investment"

Beef

Great British Beef Week – Jilly Greed: "We are now seeing farmgate prices that encourage investment"

Ms Greed, cofounder of Great British Beef Week and Ladies in Beef, shares her thoughts on the current state of the UK beef industry in the GBBW campaign's 15th year

clock 25 April 2025 • 1 min read
OPINION: "We hope to champion a new entrant farmer in his success so far and his appetite for the future"

Blogs

OPINION: "We hope to champion a new entrant farmer in his success so far and his appetite for the future"

Íæż½ã½ã's livestock specialist Katie Fallon highlights the hard work and dedication required in lambing time and the importance of championing the next generation of farmers

clock 25 April 2025 • 1 min read
From the editor: The value of auction marts has never been greater

Farm Business

From the editor: The value of auction marts has never been greater

This week from Íæż½ã½ã acting editor Katie Jones

clock 24 April 2025 • 2 min read
Letters: "Encouraging landscape-scale nature-friendly farming and nature recovery schemes is crucial"

Environment

Letters: "Encouraging landscape-scale nature-friendly farming and nature recovery schemes is crucial"

Richard Broadbent, an environmental lawyer at Freeths, writes that landowners require certainty, clarity and careful forward planning if we are to reverse the chronic biodiversity decline we have seen over the past 100 years

clock 23 April 2025 • 1 min read
Letters: "Rural Scotland matters. It is time those in power acted like it"

Rural Development

Letters: "Rural Scotland matters. It is time those in power acted like it"

Cllr Alastair Redman, Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute, writes about the continued decline of and 'serious investment' needed in rural services

clock 22 April 2025 • 1 min read
Young Dog Handler Focus - Janine Ashworth: 'I have had the opportunity to make my hobby my job'

Blogs

Young Dog Handler Focus - Janine Ashworth: 'I have had the opportunity to make my hobby my job'

In this new series, we shine a spotlight on emerging dog handlers who are heading up the industry. We will explore their successes, trials and tribulations in the journey as they become the next generation of skilled sheepdog handlers

clock 22 April 2025 • 3 min read
Roger Evans: "I see a lot of dairy farmers with lumps on their feet like this"

Blogs

Roger Evans: "I see a lot of dairy farmers with lumps on their feet like this"

This month Roger Evans discusses grazing, artificial intelligence and regales us with tales of visitors to the farm and conversations with a doctor

clock 22 April 2025 • 5 min read
Phil Latham: "Our industry seems to have little value for the Labour Gov and [therefore] I am increasingly worried about the USA's new tariff regime"

Politics

Phil Latham: "Our industry seems to have little value for the Labour Gov and [therefore] I am increasingly worried about the USA's new tariff regime"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture comes from dairy farmer and equestrian centre owner Phil Latham, Cheshire

clock 21 April 2025 • 3 min read
In your field: James Robinson - "Nothing was out of bounds in the conversation" during bTB meeting with APHA top management

In your field

In your field: James Robinson - "Nothing was out of bounds in the conversation" during bTB meeting with APHA top management

James and family farm Dairy Shorthorns east of Kendal, Cumbria. The fifth generation to farm at Strickley, James is also vice-chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network

clock 21 April 2025 • 3 min read
Dairy Talk - Claire Eastham: "With turnout we also saw a return to hearing calls of 'the cows are out'"

Blogs

Dairy Talk - Claire Eastham: "With turnout we also saw a return to hearing calls of 'the cows are out'"

Well it's been a tumultuous three months since I wrote my last article and it looks like we are in for a bumpy ride ahead, so buckle in

clock 19 April 2025 • 3 min read