51AVÊÓÆµ

In your field: Amy Wilkinson - "Thank you to Nanny for helping me in my hour of need"

Amy works on her family’s tenanted farm at Halsall, Lancashire. Working mainly with her dad, Amy farms 285 hectares (704 acres) of arable crops and 550 beef cross cattle which are all reared through to finishing. You can follow her on Instagram @amygingewilkinson

clock • 3 min read
In your field: Amy Wilkinson - "Thank you to Nanny for helping me in my hour of need"

Some may remember a few months back I wrote a column about my nan and granddad putting their smallholding on the market. Well, I am pleased to update you all the sale went well and they have bought...

To continue reading...

Already a member? Login for full access.

New to Farmers Guardian? Register for 1 free article per week or become a member for unlimited access to essential farming news and insights.

article-img-580x358

Ìý

More on In your field

In your field: Emma Robinson – "My granddaughter loves all things farming – it really is a very special upbringing on a farm"

In your field: Emma Robinson – "My granddaughter loves all things farming – it really is a very special upbringing on a farm"

Emma and her family farm in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, milking 100 pedigree Holsteins and selling raw milk from the farmgate. They also run 300 North Country Mules. Emma is Monmouthshire NFU chair and volunteers with the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution

Emma Robinson
clock 16 February 2026 • 3 min read
In your field: Kate Rowell – "We still look back on the monitor farm experience as a catalyst for the positive growth of our business"

In your field: Kate Rowell – "We still look back on the monitor farm experience as a catalyst for the positive growth of our business"

Kate is a fifth-generation farmer running the 750-hectare (1,853-acre) Hundleshope 51AVÊÓÆµon the Haystoun Estate, Peebles, where the family have been tenants for 150 years. She runs the hill unit with her husband Ed and their four children. She is also a vet and chair of Quality Meat Scotland

Kate Rowell
clock 15 February 2026 • 3 min read
In your field: Alan Carter – "I was scared. I have never seen weather like it and having that close a call with a flying roof does make you think about your life"

In your field: Alan Carter – "I was scared. I have never seen weather like it and having that close a call with a flying roof does make you think about your life"

Alan Carter farms in partnership with his parents, Paul and Christine, on a 162-hectare (400-acre), 400-cow dairy unit at Constantine, Cornwall, with 130 milking cows, supplying Saputo. Alan, also a Parish Councillor, and his wife Sarah, have two children, Ross and Dana

Alan Carter
clock 09 February 2026 • 3 min read