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In your field: Amy Wilkinson - 'I didn't always want to work on farm, but now I would not do anything else'

In your field: Amy Wilkinson - 'I didn't always want to work on farm, but now I would not do anything else'

Amy Wilkinson works on her family鈥檚 tenanted farm in Lancashire. Working mainly with her dad, Amy farms 285ha of arable crops and 550 beef cross cattle which are all reared through to finishing. You can follow her on Instagram @amygingewilkinson

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Farmers Guardian
clock 05 June 2021 鈥� 3 min read
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In your field: Mike Harris - 'It's always sad to see another farmer hang up his wellington boots'

clock 31 May 2021 鈥� 3 min read
Arable

Farming matters: Matt Ridley - Time for a grown-up conversation about crop protection

clock 30 May 2021 鈥� 3 min read
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In your field: James Lacey - 'My biggest focus is currently on robotics'

clock 29 May 2021 鈥� 3 min read
Livestock

Farming matters: Abi Reader - 'CHeCS is an important tool for breeders, but everyone needs to trust it'

clock 28 May 2021 鈥� 2 min read
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Farming matters: Joe Mault - 'Climate change is a bigger threat than bTB and NVZ laws'

clock 25 May 2021 鈥� 3 min read
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In your field: James and Isobel Wright - 'As a local councillor, affordable rural housing is a major concern'

clock 23 May 2021 鈥� 2 min read
In your field: Charles Bruce - 'The late frosty blasts of April have taken a serious toll'

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In your field: Charles Bruce - 'The late frosty blasts of April have taken a serious toll'

At last, the countryside around us in Aberdeenshire is starting to turn green, with the odd splash of yellow but still lots of brown.

clock 23 May 2021 鈥� 2 min read
Farming matters: Tom Clarke - 'Farmers could really benefit from selling their climate services'

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Farming matters: Tom Clarke - 'Farmers could really benefit from selling their climate services'

Farmers capture carbon for a living. We must be part of the solution to climate change. What鈥檚 more, as well as saving the planet, we might be able to earn a few quid in the process. But a frenzy of opportunistic corporate 鈥檊reenwashing鈥� is putting all that at risk.

clock 14 May 2021 鈥� 3 min read
In your field: Rachel Coates - 'People are often a bigger problem than their dogs'

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In your field: Rachel Coates - 'People are often a bigger problem than their dogs'

By way of an update from last month, calf jackets are now off but almost went back on again when May seemed to get mixed up with March. The main herd is also out, but only just.

clock 14 May 2021 鈥� 2 min read