Opinion and blogs

Opinion: Wildfires should be a wake up call - let gamekeepers do their jobs

Opinion: Wildfires should be a wake up call - let gamekeepers do their jobs

Livestock specialist Katie Fallon talks of recent wildfires and regulations

Livestock
Katie Fallon
Katie Fallon
clock 28 July 2026 • 2 min read
Machinery

Opinion: Innovation has always driven farming – and we need more of it

clock 28 July 2026 • 4 min read
Environment

Opinion: "Boosting nature and biodiversity is a choice made by farmers no matter what farming system they employ"

clock 28 July 2026 • 2 min read
Environment

Letters: Wildfires – 'How much more of this 'head in the peat' attitude before common sense prevails?'

clock 28 July 2026 • 2 min read
Young Farmers and Careers

Opinion: "Some of the best farmers in Britain do not own a single acre"

clock 27 July 2026 • 2 min read
Livestock

Opinion: The weather apps had been flirting with us, showing a 55% chance of rain

clock 27 July 2026 • 2 min read
Farm Life

In Your Field: Dan Jones – 'The people managing the uplands have to be part of the solution'

clock 27 July 2026 • 4 min read
Roger Evans: "Silage clamps should be built so that nosey people like me can see into them"

Dairy

Roger Evans: "Silage clamps should be built so that nosey people like me can see into them"

This month, Roger Evans discusses moving to the country for a ‘good life' and takes a look at how grass has fared over recent months

clock 26 July 2026 • 5 min read
In Your Field: "It's a bit of an operation keeping the family and farm going while I'm away"

Farm Life

In Your Field: "It's a bit of an operation keeping the family and farm going while I'm away"

Farmers Guardian In Your Field columnist James Wright on lessons from New Zealand, taking time away from the farm, and his thoughts on the new Prime Minister

clock 25 July 2026 • 3 min read
Farming Matters: "Many poultry farmers are trapped in a planning system of endless delays and obstruction"

Farm Business

Farming Matters: "Many poultry farmers are trapped in a planning system of endless delays and obstruction"

Shropshire farmer and NFU Shropshire deputy chair Stephen Povall on how Government needs to overhaul the current planning framework to offer incentives for investment in the poultry sector

clock 25 July 2026 • 4 min read