Opinion and blogs

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

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

Education
Emily Ashworth
Emily Ashworth
clock 24 June 2026 • 2 min read
Shows & Sales

OPINION: Time flies when you are having fun

clock 24 June 2026 • 1 min read
Machinery

Opinion: French farmers speak the same language as us

clock 23 June 2026 • 2 min read
Livestock

Opinion: Cancelling livestock sales amid heatwave is just another example of our industry doing what it does best

clock 23 June 2026 • 1 min read
Farm Life

Letters: "Good, wholesome food, locally produced, has to be encouraged"

clock 23 June 2026 • 1 min read
Young Farmers and Careers

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

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
Opinion: My sheepdog handling skills leave abit to be desired

Livestock

Opinion: My sheepdog handling skills leave abit to be desired

Livestock specialist Ellie Layton looks forward to the World Sheepdog trials set to be held in the Scottish Borders, after the programme was unveiled at the Royal Highland Show

clock 22 June 2026 • 2 min read
Dan Jones: "The reality is that many evenings are spent at the kitchen table trying to navigate online systems"

Farm Life

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

In Your Field columnist Dan Jones on his hopes and reservations following the announcement of the Welsh Government's review of red tape in agriculture

clock 22 June 2026 • 3 min read
James Wright: "They can decide for themselves whether they want to have a life of farming, or enjoy fond memories

Farm Life

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

In Your Field columnist James Wright on the effects of the hot weather, bTB testing and Natural England decisions, and the lessons children learn from farming

clock 21 June 2026 • 3 min read