• National Farmers Union
  • - 29-07-2010
Mansel Raymond testimonial

I am hugely passionate about dairy farming and our lobbying is focused on creating the right environment for our members to be successful and profitable.

NFU Dairy Board Chairman, Mansel Raymond
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From the blogs: And they're off 23 Jul 2010

The combines are rolling and wheat is being cut at the Fordhams' farm in East Sussex... read more..

Andrew Brown - taking over London 22 Jul 2010

Our Rutland correspondent is out to spread a modern farming message and has designs on the capital… read more..

Back in Style - level playing field? 13 Jul 2010

The football may be over and it's playing fields of a different type that are occupying the mind - and there seem to be a similar number of 'fouls' from the EU nations, writes Richard Styles... read more..

Stephen Rash - punching above our weight and staying safe... 05 Jul 2010

Stephen Rash has a mixed arable farm in North Suffolk near Diss. read more..

Richard Curnock - silage, hay-making and a wedding 05 Jul 2010

'You know how it is, there is something in the back of your mind which is happening this weekend and you've been told to keep it clear from work...' read more..

Old Holly Update: Chernobyl visitors provide perspective 28 Jun 2010

From the blogs: 'Next time you are asked about the quality of your produce you have a simple answer,' says Ian Pye. read more..

From the blogs - the Fordhams 24 Jun 2010

The grass is growing, the bull is doing his stuff and there's a suspicious Morris dancing craze in East Sussex. read more..

Anton Coaker - days gone by 21 Jun 2010

Whilst enjoying an early morning cuppa, I was half listening to the silly old bird who twitters away (in the more conventional meaning of twitter that is), when she read out a report that Monsieur Sarkozy is only wanting short-arse security guards around him, to, er , lessen the contrast. read more..

Andrew Brown - Cereals 2010 round-up 21 Jun 2010

The arable event of the year has come and gone again. I went on both days which was a first for me. The main reason for this double attendance was that I had been invited to join the panel on the stage in the arable conference marquee for the session on the Campaign for the Farmed Environment on the second day. read more..

Richard Curnock - Clegg, Compo and Foggy and a creaking combine 07 Jun 2010

They say a week in politics is a long time; well three in farming can really have your mind in a spin... read more..

Old Holly update - cow 398 and the very best in bovine education... 04 Jun 2010

I was fixing a water pipe when cow 398 plodded round the corner and literally tapped me on my shoulder... read more..

Coaker's column - May 2010 19 May 2010

Blogger Anton shares his views on maps, dialects and ear tags. read more..

Back in Style - bountiful birds! 19 May 2010

It's Richard Styles' favourite time of the year, when the trees have finally come out in full leaf and the birds are in full song... read more..

Fordhams' Blog - the government, calving and the WI... 17 May 2010

The ladies of the WI get a day out to remember when their visit to the Fordhams' coincides with drama in the calving shed. read more..

Andrew Brown - May 2010 12 May 2010

I have returned from a week in Westminster just before the election, on the final part of the Institute of Agricultural Management leadership development course. read more..

The latest from Old Holly Farm - May 04 May 2010

The cows are plotting plate meter sabotage, while on the crops front there's a new crop on the go which could help reduce livestock emissions. read more..

Richard Curnock - lamb tags and a Limousin 04 May 2010

It is said that sheep spend their entire lives trying to find as many ways to die as possible, where as we, this is the royal ‘we’ of course, endeavour to keep them alive, I am not quite sure who is winning the battle. read more..

Coaker's column - bluegrass and trout fishin' 26 Apr 2010

South-west correspondent Anton Coaker lets his hair down, is escorted home like 'a balloon on a string' and oversees a fishing trip. read more..

Back in Style - it pays to shop around 26 Apr 2010

Richard Styles is astounded to find supermarket mince is a cheaper way to feed the cat than buying cat food. read more..

The latest from Old Holly Farm... 19 Apr 2010

Ian Pye tells of peer pressure among cows and slow progress with the crops... read more..

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