In your field: James Robinson -

In your field: James Robinson - "Come to Strickley, do a bit of team-building 鈥� by rescuing foolish farmers"

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

17 November 2025 鈥� 3 min read

Let's start with the weather 鈥� just for a change. It is still incredibly mild, and we are still seeing grass growth, although it is also very wet underfoot, meaning the milk cows have had to come inside...

"It's encouraging to see more female entrants coming into ag colleges and joining us on farm"

FG columnist Helen Stanier on women in farming, going back to college and her cows attending a wedding

Helen Stanier

11 May 2026 鈥� 3 min read

In your field

"We couldn't farm here at Strickley were it not for hedges"

FG columnist and Cumbrian dairy farmer James Robinson on the importance of hedges and diversity in farming

James Robinson

10 May 2026 鈥� 3 min read

In your field

In your field: Nicola Wordie 鈥� "No matter how much you plan or prepare, farming has a way of reminding you who's really in control"

Nicola is a third-generation farmer from Aberdeenshire. Alongside her dad, George, she farms 560 hectares (1,400 acres) with 240 Simmental-cross suckler cows and 1,000 Scotch Mule ewes and a small acreage of spring barley, forage rape and neeps to feed the livestock. She is also known as @livestock_farmher on social media where she gives her view of farming life

Nicola Wordie

04 May 2026 鈥� 3 min read

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