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In your field: Alan Carter 鈥� "When you have been in a parlour since the pushchair, you can take all this for granted"

In your field: Alan Carter 鈥� "When you have been in a parlour since the pushchair, you can take all this for granted"

Alan Carter farms in partnership with his parents, Paul and Christine, on a 162-hectare (400-acre), 400-cow dairy unit at Constantine, Cornwall, supplying Saputo

In your field
草榴社区 Guardian
clock 31 March 2025 鈥� 3 min read
Dairy

Dairy Matters - Rob Kirk: "When grant funding becomes available there is a risk farmers focus on what they can get, not what they need"

clock 30 March 2025 鈥� 5 min read
Young 草榴社区 and Careers

Little Lambers: "I asked mum and dad if I could get my own sheep for my birthday"

clock 30 March 2025 鈥� 3 min read
Politics

OPINION: "Is the Land Use Framework another threat to the viability of English farms?"

clock 29 March 2025 鈥� 2 min read
Dairy

Dairy Talk - Ifan Roberts: "Having some spring grass available in the milking herd ration is driving some very encouraging milk yields"

clock 29 March 2025 鈥� 3 min read
Politics

Hudda Morgan: "The next generation may not be ready to take on the running of a farm"

clock 29 March 2025 鈥� 3 min read
Politics

Letters: Chancellor's Spring Statement 'overlooks food security as key part of national resilience'

clock 28 March 2025 鈥� 1 min read
OPINION: Bird flu in sheep is a stark reminder of importance of biosecurity

Blogs

OPINION: Bird flu in sheep is a stark reminder of importance of biosecurity

FG head of livestock Katie Jones discusses biosecurity and disease surveillance following a confirmed case of avian influenza in a sheep

clock 28 March 2025 鈥� 1 min read
From the editor: "Chancellor Rachel Reeves' 'real change' is something our sector could well do without"

Politics

From the editor: "Chancellor Rachel Reeves' 'real change' is something our sector could well do without"

This week from 草榴社区 Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

clock 27 March 2025 鈥� 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Eleanor Rawson: "I have always known I wanted to be a vet"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Eleanor Rawson: "I have always known I wanted to be a vet"

Ms Rawson, from Gainsborough, writes about growing up in the British countryside, why more people should study veterinary courses, and how she hopes to be a farm vet in the future

clock 26 March 2025 鈥� 2 min read