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Farmers warn 'food security is not a joke' as they refuse to load milling wheat
Politics

Farmers warn 'food security is not a joke' as they refuse to load milling wheat

Protests planned as anger at family farm tax spreads

Jane Thynne
clock 02 April 2025 • 2 min read
The Farmers Guardian podcast: Ask the Expert: Your questions about livestock worrying answered - 'ring the police every single time'
Podcasts

The Farmers Guardian podcast: Ask the Expert: Your questions about livestock worrying answered - 'ring the police every single time'

Alex Black
Alex Black
clock 28 March 2025 • 1 min read
Watch our FREE webinar: Unpacking the Chancellor's Spring Statement and Inheritance Tax planning
Politics

Watch our FREE webinar: Unpacking the Chancellor's Spring Statement and Inheritance Tax planning

Rachael Brown
Rachael Brown
clock 02 April 2025 • 3 min read
Labelling for free-range poultry to be relaxed
Poultry

Labelling for free-range poultry to be relaxed

Currently, after 12 weeks, free-range poultry has to be labelled as indoor reared when mandatory housing measures are introduced in response to bird flu

Rachael Brown
Rachael Brown
clock 02 April 2025 • 2 min read
Latest News
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New Clarkson's Farm series to document one of the 'toughest years' for British farming
Entertainment

New Clarkson's Farm series to document one of the 'toughest years' for British farming

Amazon Prime Video reveals what fans can expect from the new series of Jeremy Clarkson's popular farming show

Chris Brayford
clock 05 April 2025 • 2 min read
Avian Influenza housing measures extended in north of England
Poultry

Avian Influenza housing measures extended in north of England

Rachael Brown
Rachael Brown
clock 04 April 2025 • 2 min read
Farmers urged to monitor winter wheat closely as early yellow rust raises concerns
Arable

Farmers urged to monitor winter wheat closely as early yellow rust raises concerns

Farmers Guardian
clock 04 April 2025 • 1 min read
Trump's tariffs unites farmers and businesses behind 'Buy local, Back Britain' campaign
Politics

Trump's tariffs unites farmers and businesses behind 'Buy local, Back Britain' campaign

Chris Brayford
clock 04 April 2025 • 4 min read
Calling All Young Dog Handlers: Share Your story with Us
Young Farmers and Careers

Calling All Young Dog Handlers: Share Your story with Us

Ellie Layton
clock 04 April 2025 • 1 min read
Scottish farm incomes fall by more than 50% for 2023/24 financial year
Politics

Scottish farm incomes fall by more than 50% for 2023/24 financial year

Chris Brayford
clock 04 April 2025 • 4 min read

Weekly round up: Donald Trump's tariff affects cheesemakers and whisky producers, Scottish farm incomes fall and a look ahead as Easter approaches

Alex Black

Hosted by Alex Black

In today's Farming in Five, head of news and business Alex Black takes a look at the latest on Donald Trump's tariffs with Barber's cheesemakers warning the 10% tariffs will have to be passed on to the consumer and Scotch whisky producers feeling let down, Scottish farm incomes have fallen and a look ahead to next week

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Weekly round up: Donald Trump's tariff affects cheesemakers and whisky producers, Scottish farm incomes fall and a look ahead as Easter approaches

Alex Black

Hosted by Alex Black

In today's Farming in Five, head of news and business Alex Black takes a look at the latest on Donald Trump's tariffs with Barber's cheesemakers warning the 10% tariffs will have to be passed on to the consumer and Scotch whisky producers feeling let down, Scottish farm incomes have fallen and a look ahead to next week

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Beef special
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Beef special: Combining sensors and biotechnology to improve feed efficiency and methane reduction

Beef special: Combining sensors and biotechnology to improve feed efficiency and methane reduction

Beef special: Key considerations for cattle handling systems on-farm

Beef special: Key considerations for cattle handling systems on-farm

Beef special: Benefits of using molasses blends in cereal beef systems

Beef special: Benefits of using molasses blends in cereal beef systems

Beef special: Bi-cropping and protein crops prove cost effective for beef finisher

Beef special: Bi-cropping and protein crops prove cost effective for beef finisher

Good demand continues to drive beef trade

Good demand continues to drive beef trade

Latest features
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Trialling the 'game changing' potential of precision-bred crops
Arable

Trialling the 'game changing' potential of precision-bred crops

Jane Thynne
clock 05 April 2025 • 4 min read
Commercially viable Ineos Grenadier?
Machinery

Commercially viable Ineos Grenadier?

Simon Henley
clock 04 April 2025 • 7 min read
British Farming Awards Family of the Year focus on strengthening business for future generations
British Farming Awards

British Farming Awards Family of the Year focus on strengthening business for future generations

Farmers Guardian
clock 04 April 2025 • 2 min read
Opinion and blogs
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Alistair Carmichael on US-UK trade deal: "The last thing we can afford now is to treat farming as 'expendable'"
Politics

Alistair Carmichael on US-UK trade deal: "The last thing we can afford now is to treat farming as 'expendable'"

Chris Brayford
clock 05 April 2025 • 3 min read
OPINION: Health adverts should focus on ultra-processed foods, not demonising dairy
Blogs

OPINION: Health adverts should focus on ultra-processed foods, not demonising dairy

Emily Ashworth
clock 04 April 2025 • 1 min read
OPINION: Treasury may project that Inheritance Tax could raise £520 million a year, it has to be weighed against what the NHS could lose
Politics

OPINION: Treasury may project that Inheritance Tax could raise £520 million a year, it has to be weighed against what the NHS could lose

Farmers Guardian
clock 04 April 2025 • 3 min read
Latest business news
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Farmers reminded of National Living Wage increase
Farm Business

Farmers reminded of National Living Wage increase

Employers have been urged to ensure they are compliant with the law

Alex Black
Alex Black
clock 04 April 2025 • 2 min read
Cost of President Donald Trump's 10% tariff will need to be passed on to the consumer, says Barber's boss
Politics

Cost of President Donald Trump's 10% tariff will need to be passed on to the consumer, says Barber's boss

Barber's managing director, Giles Barber said whilst the 10% US tariff was ‘unhelpful' and 'disruptive' it was ‘significantly better' than the tariff imposition on other trading blocks, including the EU

Rachael Brown
Rachael Brown
clock 03 April 2025 • 4 min read
IHT reform 'front loaded' on the 'very elderly, the widowed, the terminally ill and the deeply unlucky'
Farm Business

IHT reform 'front loaded' on the 'very elderly, the widowed, the terminally ill and the deeply unlucky'

Speaking on Farmers Guardian webinar, fifth-generation mixed farmer Clare Wise Chapman said: "I cannot plan my way out of this and it is not for want of trying"

Rachael Brown
Rachael Brown
clock 03 April 2025 • 13 min read
Rural crime
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More than 60 stolen sheep returned to Welsh farmer
Rural crime

More than 60 stolen sheep returned to Welsh farmer

Officers have also arrested a man after 75 sheep were stolen from a farm in Newcastle Emlyn

Chris Brayford
clock 28 March 2025 • 1 min read
Rural crime units handed £815,000 to tackle crimes worth £52.8m to farmers
Rural crime

Rural crime units handed £815,000 to tackle crimes worth £52.8m to farmers

Will new funding be enough to support farming and rural communities from crime?

Chris Brayford
clock 25 March 2025 • 4 min read
Farmers being 'terrorised' by criminal gangs, Sir Ed Davey warns
Rural crime

Farmers being 'terrorised' by criminal gangs, Sir Ed Davey warns

Sir Ed said the Government must act immediately to stop criminal gangs from 'attacking' farmers

Chris Brayford
clock 20 March 2025 • 1 min read
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