The UK's Premier Agricultural Machinery and Technology Show

20–21 January 2027, NEC, Birmingham

Event Details

Opinion and blogs

"We need to see more ambitious innovation in agriculture, not just the repurposing of existing tech"

"We need to see more ambitious innovation in agriculture, not just the repurposing of existing tech"

Head of machinery and technology Toby Whatley shares his views on the lack of real innovation in recent product launches

Machinery
Toby Whatley
Toby Whatley
clock 06 October 2026 • 2 min read
Arable

"Who knows what the next year will bring (for crops) with the El Niño event?"

clock 06 October 2026 • 3 min read
Dairy

Opinion: Farmers want to invest in the future, but they need a fair price for their product to do so

clock 06 October 2026 • 1 min read
Livestock

Small, seasonal livestock marts offer huge value to the UK's stratified sheep system

clock 06 October 2026 • 1 min read
Beef

OPINION: Do buzz words take away from everyday farming processes?

clock 05 October 2026 • 2 min read
Shows & Sales

View from the Rostrum: "We have seen Texel and Beltex rams reach £80,000 and £70,000, and British Blue heifer calves £1,900"

clock 03 October 2026 • 3 min read
Politics

Do we really want the Brexit debate all over again?

clock 02 October 2026 • 2 min read
From the editor: Rural Britain deserves better than a caricature

Politics

From the editor: Rural Britain deserves better than a caricature

This week from the Farmers Guardian editor Katie Jones

clock 02 October 2026 • 2 min read
Opinion: Is the next fertiliser crunch incoming?

Arable

Opinion: Is the next fertiliser crunch incoming?

After hearing multiple experts illude to a fertiliser shortage, head of arable Ash Ellwood does some digging about what we know so far

clock 01 October 2026 • 2 min read
Opinion: Are you listening, Andy? Binning IHT is what would give farmers some real hope

Politics

Opinion: Are you listening, Andy? Binning IHT is what would give farmers some real hope

The Labour Party is back in the doldrums after caustic comments at its Party Conference this week. But there is still one thing it could do to win back support

clock 01 October 2026 • 2 min read