Opinion and blogs

OPINION: From flood to drought: Is this normal farming now?

OPINION: From flood to drought: Is this normal farming now?

With challenging swings in weather, Farmers Guardian head of arable Ash Ellwood, ponders what a 'normal' season looks like, and if there is such a thing?

Blogs
Ashleigh Ellwood
clock 07 May 2026 • 1 min read
Blogs

From the editor: Milk prices starting to move in the right direction at last

clock 07 May 2026 • 2 min read
Livestock

OPINION: What other sector would produce stock without knowing its final market value?

clock 06 May 2026 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus: Jessica Madge - "I hope to inspire the next generation"

clock 06 May 2026 • 2 min read
Dairy

OPINION: Stand around that ring today and you will see pride and passion bursting at the seams

clock 06 May 2026 • 2 min read
Machinery

OPINION: British agriculture should promote innovation, not nostalgia

clock 05 May 2026 • 1 min read
Livestock

OPINION: Show season is right around the corner

clock 05 May 2026 • 2 min read
Roger Evans: "I preferred to be on the farm, ideally driving a tractor"

Dairy

Roger Evans: "I preferred to be on the farm, ideally driving a tractor"

This month, Roger Evans talks about his school days, terrifying teachers and how learning to speak French surprisingly paid off

clock 05 May 2026 • 4 min read
Letters: "The Farm Welfare Bill is needed to put the UK's farmers in a financial position to continue putting food on your table"

Politics

Letters: "The Farm Welfare Bill is needed to put the UK's farmers in a financial position to continue putting food on your table"

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: William Taylor, Farmers For Action co-ordinator, discusses the decision to pause a UK-wide farm protest and the push for a Farm Welfare Bill

clock 05 May 2026 • 2 min read
In your field: Nicola Wordie – "No matter how much you plan or prepare, farming has a way of reminding you who's really in control"

In your field

In your field: Nicola Wordie – "No matter how much you plan or prepare, farming has a way of reminding you who's really in control"

Nicola is a third-generation farmer from Aberdeenshire. Alongside her dad, George, she farms 560 hectares (1,400 acres) with 240 Simmental-cross suckler cows and 1,000 Scotch Mule ewes and a small acreage of spring barley, forage rape and neeps to feed the livestock. She is also known as @livestock_farmher on social media where she gives her view of farming life

clock 04 May 2026 • 3 min read