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Simon Nelson advises farmers on a wide range of arable and forage crops across Cumbria and into south-west Scotland

Caerfyrddin MP Ann Davies said rural communities cannot be an afterthought for Government as events in the Middle East start to affect farmers' living standards and their businesses

²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian reader Nick Collingridge, from Hertford, responds to our interview with JCB heir Jo Bamford on how farm vehicles will be fuelled in future

Cornwall Young ²ÝÁñÉçÇø' Club's general purpose chair Marley Lamerton writes on her passion for Young ²ÝÁñÉçÇø and why the sector can bring about change by coming together and making its voice heard

This week from ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian readers: William Taylor, ²ÝÁñÉçÇø for Action Northern Ireland, covers the Judicial Review challenge to proposed Inheritance Tax changes, highlighting farmers’ concerns over limited consultation and the potential impact on family businesses

Roger Nicholson farms with his family at the heavily diversified Cannon Hall Farm, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, which has sparked various Channel 5 series including Springtime on the Farm. Roger, 83, farms with his sons Dave, Robert and Richard and says he has no plans to retire just yet

Bas Padberg, chair of The Dairy Roadmap, says that sustainability has to be a practical, business-relevant strategy that works for farms today

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

Calum Gillhespy, head of planning and development at GSC Grays says the Framework is in many ways very good, yet intrinsically, undeliverable and when you step back and look at how they plan to achieve their aims, it seems horrendously convoluted and inefficient

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: John McArthur, managing director, McArthur BDC