Opinion and blogs

Farming Matters: "Many poultry farmers are trapped in a planning system of endless delays and obstruction"

Farming Matters: "Many poultry farmers are trapped in a planning system of endless delays and obstruction"

Shropshire farmer and NFU Shropshire deputy chair Stephen Povall on how Government needs to overhaul the current planning framework to offer incentives for investment in the poultry sector

Farm Business
Farmers Guardian
Farmers Guardian
clock 25 July 2026 • 4 min read
Politics

Opinion: Liz Staley - Ensuring farming support reaches farmers and delivers value for taxpayers

clock 25 July 2026 • 4 min read
Politics

Opinion: The new Defra Secretary has her work cut out with global headwinds

clock 24 July 2026 • 2 min read
Farm Safety

Opinion: "Your safety is simply not worth the risk"

clock 24 July 2026 • 1 min read
Blogs

Opinion: A farming minister who knows about farming? Now there's a thought...

clock 23 July 2026 • 3 min read
Blogs

Opinion: Five conversations every arable farmer will have this week

clock 23 July 2026 • 2 min read
Arable

'I am still hopeful of decent wheat yields' - Crop Walk with Simon Nelson

clock 23 July 2026 • 2 min read
From the editor: Defra's revolving door has thrown Angela Eagle back in

Politics

From the editor: Defra's revolving door has thrown Angela Eagle back in

This week from the Farmers Guardian editor Katie Jones

clock 23 July 2026 • 2 min read
Dairy Talk: Ifan Roberts - "A rogue Angus bull must have deployed itself on an undercover mission on the previous farm"

Dairy

Dairy Talk: Ifan Roberts - "A rogue Angus bull must have deployed itself on an undercover mission on the previous farm"

Ifan Roberts is a new entrant who has established a contract farming agreement milking 500 block calving cows in Cheshire, and is aiming to improve the land farmed, encourage others to participate in the industry and deliver attractive returns to his stakeholders

clock 23 July 2026 • 3 min read
OPINION: The Welsh certainly know how to create an atmosphere

Shows & Sales

OPINION: The Welsh certainly know how to create an atmosphere

Farmers Guardian's head of livestock on enjoying a few days at the Royal Welsh Show

clock 22 July 2026 • 1 min read