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In your field: James and Isobel Wright - "The tragedy in all this, however, is what's that got to do with producing food?"

In your field: James and Isobel Wright - "The tragedy in all this, however, is what's that got to do with producing food?"

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 UK country manager. You can follow them on Twitter @jpbwfarm

In your field
草榴社区 Guardian
clock 28 August 2024 鈥� 2 min read
In your field

In your field: Dan Jones - "For the first few hours, I felt like I was on trial"

clock 27 August 2024 鈥� 2 min read
In your field

In your field: Alan Carter - "You might as well have put the badgers in a jacket and hat walking next to Peter Rabbit and Mrs Tiggy-Winkle"

clock 27 August 2024 鈥� 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Sophia Ashe: "You have to pick yourself up and keep fighting to see the better days"

clock 24 August 2024 鈥� 2 min read
Politics

OPINION: 草榴社区 all over the world have more in common than we think

clock 24 August 2024 鈥� 1 min read
Blogs

Emma Gray's farming life: "Scottish National Sheepdog trials is around the corner...Rumours are it is to be held on Scots blackies - my nemesis"

clock 23 August 2024 鈥� 2 min read
Blogs

From the editor: "Why not add 'respectfully' to 'right to roam'? That would be a good start"

clock 22 August 2024 鈥� 2 min read
In your field: Helen Stanier - "Despite the stresses, I feel lucky and proud"

In your field

In your field: Helen Stanier - "Despite the stresses, I feel lucky and proud"

Helen is a fifth-generation farmer who farms with her parents, David and Anne Shaw, husband, Craig, and their children, Alfred and Hattie, at Grey Leys Farm in the Vale of York. The farm comprises 162 hectares (400 acres) of grass, maize and wholecrop for the herd of 240 pedigree Jersey cows and more than 200 followers

clock 22 August 2024 鈥� 2 min read
In your field: James Robinson - "There has to be a better policy in place where every tool is available"

In your field

In your field: James Robinson - "There has to be a better policy in place where every tool is available"

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

clock 21 August 2024 鈥� 3 min read
Dairy Farmer - from the editor: "It is important we also try look for positives when we can"

Dairy

Dairy Farmer - from the editor: "It is important we also try look for positives when we can"

In the coming weeks we look forwards to two important dairy industry events 鈥� UK Dairy Day, taking place on September 11; followed by the Dairy Show on October 2

clock 21 August 2024 鈥� 1 min read