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My least favourite month is over | Voice of a Farmer

Farmers are working together to improve the habitat and increase quality food production, but we can’t be undermined by lower standard imports, argues James...

Here comes trouble | Farm tales

Ever since Brexit was confirmed, Britain has been slowly careering toward a meaty iceberg, ominously bobbing in the sea. The Government, for now, has...

A greener future for agriculture?

With landmark global announcements protecting forests, acceleration of green technologies and methane pledges this UN Climate Change conference is focusing on the shift from...

Voice of a farmer | Buckling down for winter

October was a good month for farmers but there’s important work to be done for next year - and our children’s future, argues James...

Here comes Martha | Farm Tales

Farming recently became the second love of my life - last month saw the introduction of my first child to the world. I’m not...

Voice of a Framer | The Great British Sowing… Bet

The annual gamble is upon farmers – when do we sow next year’s crops? As we move into October our main activity is planting autumn...

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A month of ups – and a bumpy down

Stepping up the levels has been an exciting move – though there was an unexpected dunking for Toots Bartlett at Freestyle R’s 4* debut There...

Dorset’s Mr Bean

Giles Dick-Read spotted the coffee revolution before Britain knew it wanted one, quitting the corporate world for a converted Sherborne dairy It’s 1993: a world...

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