51AVÊÓƵ

James and Isobel, with their two young children, recently bought their first farm, and plan to run beef and sheep over 13.8 hectares (34 acres), renting a further 44.5ha (110 acres). James works for tech firm Breedr as a product manager. You can follow them on Twitter @jpbwfarm

Andrew Clements on dispersals and dairy

Hannah Hetherington and Tom Martin are 18 months into a Norfolk County Council farm tenancy and learning new things every day. Sara Gregson paid them a visit

Heat stress is one of the most challenging stressors on dairy cow production, compromising milk yield and quality and overall profitability

At 22,000gns, a Simmental bull led the trade at Stirling's multi-breed show and sale where a strong demand for all the breeds on offer, resulted in nine bulls hitting the five-figure mark. Lynsey Clark reports

James farms Dairy Shorthorns east of Kendal, Cumbria, with his parents Kathleen and Henry, wife Michelle and sons Robert and Chris. The fifth generation to farm at Strickley, he is also vice-chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network

In summer 2023 Mark Dewes, Warwickshire, decided to try a new breed of sheep, the New Zealand Romney, alongside his established flock of Mules and Suffolk/Charollais crosses

According to AHDB, this was unlikely to displace UK exports

With the future of family farms a key concern, Harper Adams’ Dr Richard Byrne takes a look at the role they could have to play. Jonathan Wheeler reports

This year’s Pig and Poultry Fair focuses on innovation, collaboration and sustainability, and hopes to share a positive outlook with producers on the year ahead