The Experts

The foundation of life

11 February 2020

On his 34th birthday, Sunday afternoon, dairy farmer Wayne Langford was bed ridden. Something that had become quite a common theme in his life. Wayne, now famously known as YOLO (You Only Live Once) Farmer, via his social media movement to live every day as if it’s his last, has generously shared his story about how he overcomes the black dog that is depression.

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Five ways to wellbeing

10 February 2020

Over the last four years, 15,000 farmers have reported an improvement in their wellbeing after participating in the Farmstrong programme. We catch up with the team at Farmstrong to find out how the nationwide rural wellbeing initiative helps farmers and their families cope with the ups and downs of farming.

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Fodder focus

10 February 2020

We sit down with Ravensdown Agronomist Chris Lowe to get the breakdown on what it takes to get the best out of your fodder beet crop.

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Hitting the sweet spot

10 February 2020

Sixth generation Stonyhurst farmer Charles Douglas-Clifford is a big fan of data, gathering as much of it as he can to enable the farm to perform sustainably. In Stonyhurst's second year as a research farm for Ravensdown’s Pioneering to Precision PGP research programme, Charles is keen to see the technology help him improve the balance between environmental sustainability and financial viability on his breeding and finishing farm.

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