Opinion and blogs

Opinion: "The Inheritance Tax battle is not over yet"

Opinion: "The Inheritance Tax battle is not over yet"

Writing from his family's farm in Cumbria, Farmers Guardian online content specialist Tom Ryder explains why confidence in the future of farming feels stronger than it has for some time

Young Farmers and Careers
Tom Ryder
Tom Ryder
clock 22 June 2026 • 2 min read
Blogs

Opinion: Clare Wise – "Another PM with no rural leaning is hardly going to set farming hearts and minds alight with hope"

clock 22 June 2026 • 3 min read
Livestock

Opinion: My sheepdog handling skills leave abit to be desired

clock 22 June 2026 • 2 min read
Farm Life

Dan Jones: "The reality is that many evenings are spent at the kitchen table trying to navigate online systems"

clock 22 June 2026 • 3 min read
Farm Life

James Wright: "They can decide for themselves whether they want to have a life of farming, or enjoy fond memories

clock 21 June 2026 • 3 min read
Livestock

Farming Matters – Christopher Price: "These breeds are national assets which also require national action"

clock 20 June 2026 • 4 min read
Blogs

Opinion: Ann Davies – "Shows are a celebration of culture and identity"

clock 20 June 2026 • 4 min read
Opinion: Time for warm words to turn into substance for Scotland

Politics

Opinion: Time for warm words to turn into substance for Scotland

clock 19 June 2026 • 2 min read
Opinion: Say hello to yet another new Farming Minister

Politics

Opinion: Say hello to yet another new Farming Minister

Farmers Guardian's chief reporter says the new Farming Minister must quickly move away from the niceties of the meet and greets and in his own words ‘get to work'

clock 19 June 2026 • 1 min read
Young Farmer Focus: Ruby Pool - "You have to show you have passion for the industry"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus: Ruby Pool - "You have to show you have passion for the industry"

Ruby Pool, 16, who lives near Wakefield, is studying a T Level in Land and Crop Production at Bishop Burton College in East Yorkshire

clock 18 June 2026 • 2 min read