Opinion and blogs

Opinion: Bin the bureaucracy and just let farmers farm

Opinion: Bin the bureaucracy and just let farmers farm

As farm assurance bodies begin to shake-up standards, Defra must now do its bit to reduce the burden of red tape

Blogs
Jane Thynne
Jane Thynne
clock 30 July 2026 • 3 min read
Entertainment

Opinion: BBC Farmwatch: Celebrating the people behind England's farming industry

clock 30 July 2026 • 3 min read
Environment

From the editor: Clarity on water policy is needed

clock 30 July 2026 • 2 min read
Shows & Sales

OPINION: In a changing world the farming calendar remains very much the same

clock 29 July 2026 • 1 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Mollie Farney: "Farming will always be at the heart of who I am"

clock 29 July 2026 • 4 min read
Livestock

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

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

Environment

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

Countryside Regeneration Trust tenant Tim Scott discusses where the true value of regenerative farming lies

clock 28 July 2026 • 2 min read
Letters: Wildfires – 'How much more of this 'head in the peat' attitude before common sense prevails?'

Environment

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

Farmers Guardian reader Adrian Thornton-Berry, emailed with his thoughts on the recent wildfires on peatlands in Wales

clock 28 July 2026 • 2 min read
Opinion: "Some of the best farmers in Britain do not own a single acre"

Young Farmers and Careers

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

Writing from his family’s farm in Cumbria, Farmers Guardian online content specialist Tom Ryder reflects on rising farmland prices and why owning land is not the only route to success in agriculture

clock 27 July 2026 • 2 min read