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Nia Borsey, 26, is a planner at property consultants Fisher German and recently appointed NFU Student and Young Farmer Ambassador. She is based at Llysfaen, North Wales.

Sheep farming is well suited to the rolling Mid Wales hills, but John and Laura Lewis have successfully built on this to create a more resilient business. Gaina Morgan finds out more about their unique glamping venture.

Ever-present disease threats and adverse early spring weather events can all too easily put lamb survival at risk and depress growth rates to unacceptable levels, says Dr Kat Baxter-Smith, veterinary adviser with MSD Animal H

March 2021 Arable Farming Issue

At the age of just 18, Shaun MacLeod has already made big strides in his chosen career.

Kelly Jowett never dreamed of being a scientist but now cannot imagine her life without it. Here she talks about how she is trying to make a difference in the world through the power of research and fieldwork at the globally acclaimed Rothamsted Research.

February fatigue is setting in and the novelty of our well-oiled winter routine has worn off – turnout cannot come fast enough.

Harper Adams has defended its handling of inappropriate student behaviour after a series of complaints.

People often ask me whether it would be difficult to do my job without a farming background – it gave me the basics, but I’ve learned heaps from other people, experiences and just by doing the job!

Tom Vilsack spoke to the US NFU virtual convention about income streams, climate change and racism in the agriculture industry. John Wilkes reports