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Dairy Matters - Rob Kirk: "When grant funding becomes available there is a risk farmers focus on what they can get, not what they need"

Dairy

Dairy Matters - Rob Kirk: "When grant funding becomes available there is a risk farmers focus on what they can get, not what they need"

Robert Kirk, of smaXtec, discusses what farmers should consider when thinking about applying for a grant

clock 30 March 2025 • 5 min read
Little Lambers: "I asked mum and dad if I could get my own sheep for my birthday"

Young Íæż½ã½ã and Careers

Little Lambers: "I asked mum and dad if I could get my own sheep for my birthday"

Isla Hare, seven, is from Tong in West Yorkshire. She writes about her love of farming and sheep, showing sheep at shows, and reading Íæż½ã½ã with her grandad

clock 30 March 2025 • 3 min read
OPINION: "Is the Land Use Framework another threat to the viability of English farms?"

Politics

OPINION: "Is the Land Use Framework another threat to the viability of English farms?"

Laura Greenman, of HCR Law, said: "While the Framework focuses on planning, energy and infrastructure, little consideration has been given to food security"

clock 29 March 2025 • 2 min read
Dairy Talk - Ifan Roberts: "Having some spring grass available in the milking herd ration is driving some very encouraging milk yields"

Dairy

Dairy Talk - Ifan Roberts: "Having some spring grass available in the milking herd ration is driving some very encouraging milk yields"

Ifan Roberts is a new entrant who has established a contract farming agreement milking 500 block calving cows in Cheshire

clock 29 March 2025 • 3 min read
Hudda Morgan: "The next generation may not be ready to take on the running of a farm"

Politics

Hudda Morgan: "The next generation may not be ready to take on the running of a farm"

Hudda Morgan is a partner at legal firm Spencer West LLP. She writes about Inheritance Tax for farmers and some of the changes which Chancellor Rachel Reeves could adopt in the next Budget

clock 29 March 2025 • 3 min read
Letters: Chancellor's Spring Statement 'overlooks food security as key part of national resilience'

Politics

Letters: Chancellor's Spring Statement 'overlooks food security as key part of national resilience'

Farmer Richard Watts said: "Rising costs in wages, National Insurance, and energy are putting immense pressure on small and family-run farms"

clock 28 March 2025 • 1 min read
From the editor: "Chancellor Rachel Reeves' 'real change' is something our sector could well do without"

Politics

From the editor: "Chancellor Rachel Reeves' 'real change' is something our sector could well do without"

This week from Íæż½ã½ã editor Olivia Midgley

clock 27 March 2025 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Eleanor Rawson: "I have always known I wanted to be a vet"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Eleanor Rawson: "I have always known I wanted to be a vet"

Ms Rawson, from Gainsborough, writes about growing up in the British countryside, why more people should study veterinary courses, and how she hopes to be a farm vet in the future

clock 26 March 2025 • 2 min read
Letters: "Non-active common land graziers have received substantial payments for doing nothing"

Farm Life

Letters: "Non-active common land graziers have received substantial payments for doing nothing"

D.G. Jones, from Conwy in North Wales, continues the conversation around common land grazing rights

clock 25 March 2025 • 3 min read
Farming Matters: "The 'family farm tax' conjures up some image of a bucolic rural idyll which is being destroyed"

Politics

Farming Matters: "The 'family farm tax' conjures up some image of a bucolic rural idyll which is being destroyed"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Andy Welford, a dairy farmer from Scaling, near Saltburn, offers his views on the Inheritance Tax fallout

clock 24 March 2025 • 3 min read