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Young Dog Handler Focus - Tim Thewissen: "There is a special bond with dogs"

Blogs

Young Dog Handler Focus - Tim Thewissen: "There is a special bond with dogs"

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

clock 16 April 2025 • 3 min read
Letters: "How many dairy farms use precision livestock farming technologies and how do they support decision-making?

Dairy

Letters: "How many dairy farms use precision livestock farming technologies and how do they support decision-making?

Joanne Sharpe, a PhD student at Harper Adams University, is investigating the use of digital tools and sensors, including wearable devices that monitor dairy cows 24/7

clock 16 April 2025 • 1 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Amy Turner: "Working in the agricultural industry is something I love"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Amy Turner: "Working in the agricultural industry is something I love"

Hartpury University student Amy Turner writes about how she got into farming and how her experiences have shaped her passions for the sector

clock 16 April 2025 • 2 min read
In your field: Emma Robinson - "Educating children on how their food is produced and where it comes from is essential for our industry to thrive"

In your field

In your field: Emma Robinson - "Educating children on how their food is produced and where it comes from is essential for our industry to thrive"

Emma and her family farm in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, milking 100 pedigree Holsteins and selling raw milk from the farmgate. They also run 300 North Country Mules. Emma is Monmouthshire NFU chair and volunteers with the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution

clock 15 April 2025 • 3 min read
Crop Walk with Simon Nelson – Welcome rain will see conditions 'explode'

Arable

Crop Walk with Simon Nelson – Welcome rain will see conditions 'explode'

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

clock 15 April 2025 • 2 min read
Letters: "Is it wise to threaten the Government over the 20% Inheritance Tax rule?"

Politics

Letters: "Is it wise to threaten the Government over the 20% Inheritance Tax rule?"

Richard Bruce, from the Isle of Wight, discusses the impact of various fiscal policies on farming over the years

clock 15 April 2025 • 1 min read
In your field: Roger Nicholson - "There comes a time when those in power need to listen and give our industry the respect it deserves"

In your field

In your field: Roger Nicholson - "There comes a time when those in power need to listen and give our industry the respect it deserves"

Roger Nicholson farms with his family at the heavily diversified Cannon Hall Farm, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, which has sparked various Channel 5 series including 'Springtime on the Farm'. Roger, 81, farms with his sons Dave and Robert and says he has no plans to retire just yet

clock 14 April 2025 • 3 min read
Farming Matters: "The impacts of changing weather patterns on agriculture are multifaceted, and the future of farming will be shaped by our ability to adapt"

Weather

Farming Matters: "The impacts of changing weather patterns on agriculture are multifaceted, and the future of farming will be shaped by our ability to adapt"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: ADAS agricultural consultant and farmer Stuart Jones

clock 12 April 2025 • 3 min read
From the editor: "When it comes to trade deals, farmers have been let down before by previous Governments"

Politics

From the editor: "When it comes to trade deals, farmers have been let down before by previous Governments"

This week from Íæż½ã½ã acting editor Katie Jones

clock 10 April 2025 • 2 min read
From the lambing shed: Delivering twins - with a bit of help

Livestock

From the lambing shed: Delivering twins - with a bit of help

This blog highlights farmers' thoughts and experiences during lambing 2025. In this video blog, teacher and farmer Shane Auckland reflects on lambing time

clock 10 April 2025 • 1 min read