Opinion and blogs

Opinion: We are in safe hands with the next generation of auctioneers

Opinion: We are in safe hands with the next generation of auctioneers

Livestock specialist Katie Fallon, reflects on the role of auction marts and a bright future for auctioneering

Livestock
Katie Fallon
clock 02 June 2026 • 1 min read
Dairy

Dairy Talk - Dan Burdett: "I promised myself last year I would take bolder decisions, and so I hope this year I have the balance right"

clock 02 June 2026 • 3 min read
Environment

Letters: "Reaching for glyphosate out of habit is no more defensible than prescribing penicillin for a sniffle"

clock 02 June 2026 • 1 min read
Young Farmers and Careers

Opinion: What millions of viewers learned about farming on Saturday night

clock 01 June 2026 • 3 min read
Shows & Sales

Opinion: Farming is who you know not what you know

clock 01 June 2026 • 2 min read
Farm Life

Kate Rowell: "It was a fantastic atmosphere with a roomful of amazing agricultural women"

clock 01 June 2026 • 3 min read
Dairy

Roger Evans: "I asked whether a cow that urinated on an electric fence would get a shock"

clock 31 May 2026 • 4 min read
Emma Robinson: "We decided to tick the Basic Payment Scheme box this year"

Farm Life

Emma Robinson: "We decided to tick the Basic Payment Scheme box this year"

Farmers Guardian columnist Emma Robinson on farm inspections, funding, weather implications and a new Welsh Government

clock 31 May 2026 • 3 min read
Dr Dolly van Tulleken: "We have ended up in a nonsensical food system, with small-scale abattoirs and farms closing at an alarming rate"

Livestock

Dr Dolly van Tulleken: "We have ended up in a nonsensical food system, with small-scale abattoirs and farms closing at an alarming rate"

Food and public health campaigner Dr Dolly van Tulleken on how abattoir loss is driving out small-scale meat production, and the resulting impact on food quality, biodiversity, animal welfare, supply chains and local economies

clock 30 May 2026 • 3 min read
Silas Hedley-Lawrence: "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the second best time is now"

Sustainable Farming

Silas Hedley-Lawrence: "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the second best time is now"

Prominent regenerative farmer and agroecological coach Silas Hedley-Lawrence on the benefits of shade for crops, livestock and overall soil health

clock 29 May 2026 • 6 min read