Opinion and blogs

OPINION: The Welsh certainly know how to create an atmosphere

OPINION: The Welsh certainly know how to create an atmosphere

Farmers Guardian's head of livestock on enjoying a few days at the Royal Welsh Show

Shows & Sales
Angela Calvert
Angela Calvert
clock 22 July 2026 • 1 min read
Dairy

OPINION: Never trust a farm job that starts with 'can you just…'

clock 22 July 2026 • 1 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Sophie Burgoyne: "I realised my heart was back in Shropshire"

clock 22 July 2026 • 2 min read
Machinery

Opinion: An early harvest could mean a late booking for some

clock 21 July 2026 • 1 min read
Politics

Letters: "One wonders how long the idiocy of this Government will continue by ignoring the danger of wildfires"

clock 21 July 2026 • 2 min read
Livestock

OPINION: Will the new PM's desire to back British industry stretch to farming?

clock 21 July 2026 • 1 min read
Young Farmers and Careers

Opinion: "Our livestock always wait until I'm on my own before deciding to calve, die or escape"

clock 20 July 2026 • 2 min read
There is no show like the Royal Welsh Show

Livestock

There is no show like the Royal Welsh Show

clock 20 July 2026 • 2 min read
In Your Field: Helen Stanier - "We have been very busy reaping a good crop of hay"

In your field

In Your Field: Helen Stanier - "We have been very busy reaping a good crop of hay"

In Your Field columnist Helen Stanier on the heatwave, milk prices and the Great Yorkshire Show

clock 20 July 2026 • 3 min read
In Your Field: James Robinson – "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."

In your field

In Your Field: James Robinson – "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."

In Your Field columnist James Robinson on climate extremes, the impact of hot weather on cows and tree planting

clock 19 July 2026 • 3 min read