Benjamin Middlewood, 24, works on his family’s 182-hectare (450-acre) arable farm in Driffield, Yorkshire Wolds. They grow a typical range of combinable crops, as well as vining peas for a local group, and sugar beet for the Newark factory.
Jessica Armitage has used her experience gained from working overseas to set up her own direct supply business, which runs alongside her family’s dairy farm. Jonathan Wheeler reports.
With Veganuary underway, AHDB’s We Eat Balanced campaign has returned with a new TV advert.
With Veganuary underway, AHDBs We Eat Balanced campaign has returned with a new TV advert.
I was brought up on the family farm which was run as a partnership with my parents and uncle.
A person working and living amongst poultry which became infected with bird flu in the South West of England has tested positive for the virus.
Winter might have been a bit late in coming this year – here in the Scottish Borders the grass was still growing in November – but when it did it definitely came with a bang, or should I say storm.
Sophie Moore, 27, is a first generation farmer from Birmingham with a passion for running a sheep business around a full-time job in one of the most unlikely areas of the UK.
I only started writing for ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian this year after ‘Editor Ben’ [Briggs], as he is now known in our house, rang and asked if I could deliver positive, humorous and light-hearted family farming stories. I said yes, knowing my wonderfully weird family could provide me with content in telehandler-sized bucketfuls.
The UK Cereal Pathogen Virulence Survey (UKCPVS) has released its annual update on the varietal resistance of young winter wheat plants to yellow rust.