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Olivia Midgley

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From the editor: New research showcasing impact of bovine TB on farmers must be headed

Politics

From the editor: New research showcasing impact of bovine TB on farmers must be headed

Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley's take on this week's top farming news stories

clock 31 January 2025 • 2 min read
From the editor: Industry now has mandate to force farm assurance reform

Politics

From the editor: Industry now has mandate to force farm assurance reform

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

clock 23 January 2025 • 2 min read
From the editor: "Is it possible supermarkets may just be farming's saviour in the family farm tax fight?"

Politics

From the editor: "Is it possible supermarkets may just be farming's saviour in the family farm tax fight?"

This week from Farmers Guardian's editor Olivia Midgley

clock 18 January 2025 • 2 min read
From the editor: "Should the Government continue to dig in its heels, the calls from businesses across the food and farming supply chain will only get louder"

Politics

From the editor: "Should the Government continue to dig in its heels, the calls from businesses across the food and farming supply chain will only get louder"

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

clock 09 January 2025 • 2 min read
From the editor: "For hundreds of years and multiple generations, farming families have had to fight for their existence"

Blogs

From the editor: "For hundreds of years and multiple generations, farming families have had to fight for their existence"

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

clock 26 December 2024 • 2 min read
From the editor: "Rachel Reeves and her advisers would do well to go out and talk to the people who are experts in their field"

Politics

From the editor: "Rachel Reeves and her advisers would do well to go out and talk to the people who are experts in their field"

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

clock 20 December 2024 • 2 min read
The Farmers Guardian podcast with NFU deputy president David Exwood: Succession and the possibility of an APR U-turn

Podcasts

The Farmers Guardian podcast with NFU deputy president David Exwood: Succession and the possibility of an APR U-turn

This week's Farmers Guardian podcast with NFU deputy president David Exwood looks at how he has approached succession and what is next for the Government

clock 02 December 2024 • 1 min read
From the editor: Scrapping of Welsh tree planting target shows a united farming industry can create change

Blogs

From the editor: Scrapping of Welsh tree planting target shows a united farming industry can create change

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

clock 28 November 2024 • 2 min read
CropTec 2024: NFU's David Exwood says there is 'hope' Government will make changes to APR

Farm Business

CropTec 2024: NFU's David Exwood says there is 'hope' Government will make changes to APR

Farmers have been dealing with a 'callous and chaotic Government policy dropped like a bomb' but there is hope elements of APR may be reversed

clock 27 November 2024 • 1 min read
From the editor: "You came in your thousands. You made a stand. And then left peacefully, leaving no physical trace"

Politics

From the editor: "You came in your thousands. You made a stand. And then left peacefully, leaving no physical trace"

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

clock 21 November 2024 • 2 min read