Blogs

From the editor: "Supermarkets should leave warm words on the shelf and put them into action"

Blogs

From the editor: "Supermarkets should leave warm words on the shelf and put them into action"

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley (March 14)

clock 14 March 2024 • 2 min read
Neil Lindsay - Leaving the lights on: How solar energy is fundamental to empowering resilience and sustainability within the farming community

Blogs

Neil Lindsay - Leaving the lights on: How solar energy is fundamental to empowering resilience and sustainability within the farming community

Neil Lindsay is managing director at BLC Energy, a renewable energy development company specialising in utility scale solar PV and co-located battery storage projects across the UK

clock 10 March 2024 • 3 min read
Careers special: Women in Food and Farming conference encourages self-belief

Young Farmers and Careers

Careers special: Women in Food and Farming conference encourages self-belief

Emily Ashworth attended the Women in Food and Farming discussion at LAMMA 2024

clock 08 March 2024 • 1 min read
From the editor: "This level of distrust must be 'urgently' repaired if Red Tractor is to get farmers back on side"

Politics

From the editor: "This level of distrust must be 'urgently' repaired if Red Tractor is to get farmers back on side"

This week from Farmers Guardian's chief reporter Rachael Brown (March 8)

clock 07 March 2024 • 2 min read
Dan Smith: "The farm welcomes underprivileged children...They leave the farm as better people and consider themselves to have a brighter future"

Young Farmers and Careers

Dan Smith: "The farm welcomes underprivileged children...They leave the farm as better people and consider themselves to have a brighter future"

Dan Smith is a farm manager and consultant managing a commercial, net zero livestock farm for the benefit of underprivileged young people as well as the environment in the Wye Valley

clock 06 March 2024 • 3 min read
Jenny Jefferies: "[We] converted to regenerative agriculture about seven years ago, and one of the key principles of this is the introduction of livestock into the arable system"

Blogs

Jenny Jefferies: "[We] converted to regenerative agriculture about seven years ago, and one of the key principles of this is the introduction of livestock into the arable system"

Jenny Jefferies is an award-winning cookbook author with a passion for British agriculture. Her latest book explores regenerative farming around the world, and how this method could unite us on the quest for net zero and a sustainable food system

clock 05 March 2024 • 5 min read
Farming Minister raises concerns over Tenant Farming Commissioner in TFA meeting

Blogs

Farming Minister raises concerns over Tenant Farming Commissioner in TFA meeting

TFA chief executive George Dunn reflects on latest meeting with Farming Minister

clock 29 February 2024 • 3 min read
Defra Secretary Steve Barclay: 'Farming is part of the fabric of this country... Even with current challenges, it has a bright future'

Blogs

Defra Secretary Steve Barclay: 'Farming is part of the fabric of this country... Even with current challenges, it has a bright future'

The Government said it was committed to safeguarding the nation's food security for generations to come and ensure everyone can enjoy high-quality, British food

clock 27 February 2024 • 3 min read
Wales' next First Minister must address impractical NVZ regulations, bTB in both cattle and wildlife, and deal with SFS concerns, says Abi Reader

Blogs

Wales' next First Minister must address impractical NVZ regulations, bTB in both cattle and wildlife, and deal with SFS concerns, says Abi Reader

NFU deputy president Abi Reader said: "It is vitally important that there is a voice around the Cabinet table who is able to make the case for the necessary budgetary allocation for Welsh farming"

clock 23 February 2024 • 3 min read
Letters: Charles Goadby - Farmers should think about protesting and remember 'public trust and confidence is our greatest weapon'

Blogs

Letters: Charles Goadby - Farmers should think about protesting and remember 'public trust and confidence is our greatest weapon'

This week's letters from FG readers

clock 05 February 2024 • 3 min read