Opinion and blogs

Opinion: The Sustainable Farming Incentive budget has failed to deliver the goods. Is this a sign to just move on?

Opinion: The Sustainable Farming Incentive budget has failed to deliver the goods. Is this a sign to just move on?

After a decade of political let downs and disappointments, agricultural voices are now questioning what government support actually means

Farm Business
Jane Thynne
Jane Thynne
clock 18 June 2026 • 3 min read
Blogs

OPINION: Tractor runs are about more than just tractors – they are about community

clock 18 June 2026 • 2 min read
Politics

From the editor: A line in the sand – dairy producer numbers fall below 7,000

clock 18 June 2026 • 2 min read
Shows & Sales

OPINION: Shows are the perfect opportunity to connect with the public

clock 17 June 2026 • 1 min read
Livestock

Opinion: Us farming folk do tend to enjoy a country tune

clock 17 June 2026 • 1 min read
Machinery

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

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

Livestock

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

Farmers Guardian livestock specialist Ellie Layton on the new bovine TB eradication strategy for England

clock 15 June 2026 • 2 min read
Opinion: "We are raising a generation that knows nothing about farming"

Young Farmers and Careers

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

Writing from his family's farm in Cumbria, Farmers Guardian online content specialist Tom Ryder reflects on why British food, farming and local communities are increasingly being taken for granted

clock 15 June 2026 • 3 min read
James Robinson: "Nettles are weeds to some, but are a lifeline to others"

Farm Life

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

Farmers Guardian In Your Field columnist James Robinson on tractor troubles at silage time and the virtues of nettles as a habitat for butterflies

clock 15 June 2026 • 3 min read