Kate Rowell is a fifth-generation farmer running the 750-hectare (1,853-acre) Hundleshope Farm on the Haystoun Estate, Peebles, where the family have been tenants for 150 years. She runs the hill unit with her husband Ed and their four children. She is also a vet and chair of Quality Meat Scotland
This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Alexia Robinson, Founder of Love British Food
Amy Wilkinson, who worked on her family’s tenanted farm at Halsall, Lancashire, writes her final blog for ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian as she embarks on a new challenge working in Ireland for McHale. You can follow her on Instagram @amygingewilkinson
Silas Hedley-Lawrence is a farmer, coach and consultant with a decade of hands-on experience in regenerative agriculture. With a background rooted in both commercial and direct selling models, he champions lean, profitable farming systems that increase biodiversity and soil health. Silas is an Integrity Soils trained agroecological coach from the Yellowstone 2024 cohort
²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian’s Tom Ryder, hailing from a Cumbria-based family with a history in pedigree livestock breeding, reflects on how the Government’s proposed Inheritance Tax reforms risk overlooking the human realities behind the numbers
At long last, capital grant, Farming Equipment and Technology Fund and Farming Transformation Fund applications are materialising into agreement offers
This month, Roger Evans discusses the important role that farmers play in their communities, and how having fewer farmers will impact society
Arable farmer Richard West writes on his mixed feelings regarding Defra's extension of Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier agreements, decisions made in Government which do not account for the farming calendar and why farmers are proud to support the environment
Sophie Smith is head of biology and agriculture at Westonbirt school and has recently implemented a BTech Agriculture course to encourage learning about food, farming and sustainability