Louise Summerson is a young farmer who is part of the McDonald’s Progressive Young Farmer programme
This week from Farmers Guardian readers: William Taylor, Farmers for Action Northern Ireland, covers the Judicial Review challenge to proposed Inheritance Tax changes, highlighting farmers’ concerns over limited consultation and the potential impact on family businesses
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, 83, farms with his sons Dave, Robert and Richard and says he has no plans to retire just yet
Bas Padberg, chair of The Dairy Roadmap, says that sustainability has to be a practical, business-relevant strategy that works for farms today