Opinion and blogs

Farming Matters: "I farm regeneratively because I believe we can produce food in a way that heals rather than harms"

Farming Matters: "I farm regeneratively because I believe we can produce food in a way that heals rather than harms"

Matthew Elphick, a regenerative dairy farmer from Redhill, Surrey, explains why he has chosen the regenerative route and the challenges it brings

Dairy
Farmers Guardian
clock 27 June 2026 • 3 min read
Environment

Opinion: The business case for regen is a key part of the discussion

clock 26 June 2026 • 2 min read
Environment

Silas Hedley-Lawrence: "Spaces like Groundswell act like a vector of energy to spark ideas and feed curiosity around regen"

clock 26 June 2026 • 2 min read
Blogs

OPINION: Do the latest SFI actions bring opportunity, distraction or a necessity?

clock 25 June 2026 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus: Jack Ancell - 'I was farming at every opportunity'

clock 25 June 2026 • 2 min read
Blogs

OPINION: Does Sir Keir's early exit scupper Defra's long-term farming vision?

clock 25 June 2026 • 3 min read
Politics

From the editor: Can we move on from a decade of political drift?

clock 25 June 2026 • 2 min read
OPINION: "It was concerning to see the gap between public perceptions of farming and the realities of modern food production"

Education

OPINION: "It was concerning to see the gap between public perceptions of farming and the realities of modern food production"

Does the public understand the realities of British farming? And the question is, do they want to know more? Alex Cotterill represented the Farming Community Network at an Open Farm Sunday event this year

clock 24 June 2026 • 2 min read
OPINION: Time flies when you are having fun

Shows & Sales

OPINION: Time flies when you are having fun

Farmers Guardian's head of livestock asks what is driving the strong lamb prices

clock 24 June 2026 • 1 min read
Opinion: French farmers speak the same language as us

Machinery

Opinion: French farmers speak the same language as us

FG head of machinery and farm technology Toby Whatley reflects on a trip to France and provides his take on regenerative farming

clock 23 June 2026 • 2 min read