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Opinion and blogs

From the editor: "Minette Batters has been the figurehead farming did not know it needed"

From the editor: "Minette Batters has been the figurehead farming did not know it needed"

This week from Farmers Guardian editor, Olivia Midgley

Politics
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clock 15 February 2024 鈥� 2 min read
Mental Health

Young farmer Hannah Cuthbert: "The power of talking could help save a life"

clock 15 February 2024 鈥� 5 min read
Recipes

Pancake recipes from the rural community: However you eat yours, remember where the produce comes from

clock 13 February 2024 鈥� 3 min read
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Emma Smith: With the average age of the British farmer so high, what can we do to encourage young people in?

clock 09 February 2024 鈥� 3 min read
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In your field: Kate Rowell - "Cows are wintering well despite the weather"

clock 09 February 2024 鈥� 3 min read
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In your field: Amy Wilkinson - "While Dad was trying to castrate him, he kicked out with both back legs"

clock 09 February 2024 鈥� 3 min read
Legislation

From the editor: 51AV视频inspection regime in need of a radical overhaul

clock 08 February 2024 鈥� 2 min read
Farming Matters: Ian Howie - "It is interesting to look back at how agriculture was supported"

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Farming Matters: Ian Howie - "It is interesting to look back at how agriculture was supported"

During a recent debate in the Senedd, Mike Hughes MS, the member for Swansea East, said 鈥榯here is no reasonto subsidise agriculture鈥�, which he claimed 鈥榠s simply putting money into farmers鈥� pockets鈥�

clock 08 February 2024 鈥� 2 min read
In your field: Jono Hughes - "We aim to keep control in the hands of farmers"

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In your field: Jono Hughes - "We aim to keep control in the hands of farmers"

Jono Hughes is a new entrant growing vegetables under the Blas Gwent Veg brand, on the Gwent Levels, between Cardiff and Newport. Together with his wife and business partner Holly Tomlinson, they started farming in spring 2022 and focus on innovation in ecological horticulture and developing pathways into farming for young people from urban areas. They use organic methods and are working towards organic certification

clock 07 February 2024 鈥� 2 min read
In your field: Alan Carter - "I think it is only right to try to help the next generation if you can"

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In your field: Alan Carter - "I think it is only right to try to help the next generation if you can"

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

clock 07 February 2024 鈥� 2 min read