Opinion and blogs
McDonald's Progressive Young Farmer: Alison Forsythe - 'You do not have to come from agriculture to appreciate the importance of the environment and the provision of affordable, safe food'
In a new series for Farmers Guardian, the 11 new recruits on the McDonald鈥檚 Progressive Young Farmer (PYF) programme. Each month we follow one of the PYF鈥檚 to see what they are doing.
31 October 2022
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DAIRY TALK: 'We can only make decisions based on what life has to offer at the time'
29 October 2022
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DAIRY TALK: 'The mantra 'prevention is better than cure' should apply to everybody'
28 October 2022
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Good Evans: 'I cannot remember a time when we were paid enough for our milk'
27 October 2022
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In Your Field: Rachel Coates - The new campervan makes getting off-farm easier
23 October 2022
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In Your Field: James Robinson - The small things can have the biggest impact on-farm
22 October 2022
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In Your Field: Ian Garnett - The turkeys are looking well, but bird flu is making me stressed
16 October 2022
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51AV视频Life
It is our favourite time of year. There has been a farmstead here since the 12th century, with the addition of a cider house in 1696 for payment of cider to farm labourers. We are continuing this tradition.
15 October 2022
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Dairy
Our second TB test was read recently with one more reactor found in the herd. The previous inconclusive reactors all passed through successfully. Hopefully this one will also show no legions, meaning no blood test is required as this normally results in more cows been taken off-farm.
14 October 2022
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Arable
Well, harvest 2022 is officially over and it was our biggest harvest to date, with 300 hectares (740 acres) of combinables under our belts.
09 October 2022
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