Opinion and blogs

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

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

Deputy editor Alex Black takes a look at the current challenges as tensions ramp up

Politics
Alex Black
Alex Black
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
Politics

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

clock 23 July 2026 • 2 min read
Dairy

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

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
OPINION: Never trust a farm job that starts with 'can you just…'

Dairy

OPINION: Never trust a farm job that starts with 'can you just…'

clock 22 July 2026 • 1 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Sophie Burgoyne: "I realised my heart was back in Shropshire"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Sophie Burgoyne: "I realised my heart was back in Shropshire"

Sophie Burgoyne, 27 from Church Stretton, Shropshire, is a solicitor for Lanyon Bowdler

clock 22 July 2026 • 2 min read