Opinion and blogs

Opinion: New machinery grants might not always be the right idea

Opinion: New machinery grants might not always be the right idea

FG head of machinery and farm technology Toby Whatley on the topic of grants, and the role second-hand machinery could play

Machinery
Toby Whatley
Toby Whatley
clock 16 June 2026 • 1 min read
Environment

Letters: "The [Peak Cluster] project is an hysterical and irrational response to a non-problem caused by net zero zealotry"

clock 16 June 2026 • 3 min read
Livestock

Opinion: The science is there, so at what point will bTB stop being a political debate?

clock 15 June 2026 • 2 min read
Young Farmers and Careers

Opinion: "We are raising a generation that knows nothing about farming"

clock 15 June 2026 • 3 min read
Farm Life

James Robinson: "Nettles are weeds to some, but are a lifeline to others"

clock 15 June 2026 • 3 min read
Farm Life

Helen Stanier: "Data analysis is now an essential part of the dairy farmer's role"

clock 14 June 2026 • 3 min read
Farm Business

Farming Matters: "Many farmers may sadly find themselves questioning if what they are doing is still profitable"

clock 13 June 2026 • 3 min read
Opinion: Zack Polanski is right - the food supply chain is not 'healthy'

Politics

Opinion: Zack Polanski is right - the food supply chain is not 'healthy'

Farmers Guardian deputy editor Alex Black discusses retail price wars and the impact on farming

clock 12 June 2026 • 2 min read
Opinion: Opening up the farm for Open Farm Sunday showcases the best of the farming sector

Entertainment

Opinion: Opening up the farm for Open Farm Sunday showcases the best of the farming sector

Farmers Guardian deputy editor Alex Black on the twentieth anniversary of Open Farm Sunday

clock 12 June 2026 • 1 min read
Opinion: With or without the celebs, farm shows bring out the best in the industry

Blogs

Opinion: With or without the celebs, farm shows bring out the best in the industry

Agricultural shows have so much to offer and a summer of events has kicked off in style at Diddly Squat

clock 11 June 2026 • 2 min read