Opinion and blogs

Farming Matters: "Are governments listening or have they just learnt to say the right words?"

Farming Matters: "Are governments listening or have they just learnt to say the right words?"

Rory Hutchings, partner and head of agriculture and estates at HCR Law, discusses the current rhetoric on farming coming from Westminster and the Senedd in Wales.

Politics
Farmers Guardian
clock 11 July 2026 • 4 min read
Environment

Opinion: AI drive poses another threat to farmland

clock 10 July 2026 • 2 min read
Blogs

Opinion: Is prolonged heat at flowering the real risk to future arable rotations?

clock 09 July 2026 • 2 min read
Blogs

Opinion: If food security is national security, then short-termism is definitely not the answer

clock 09 July 2026 • 2 min read
Shows & Sales

OPINION: It's not all doom and gloom as livestock prices remain buoyant

clock 08 July 2026 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Nikita Fineran: "My ultimate dream is to run my own farm"

clock 08 July 2026 • 2 min read
Blogs

Opinion: After years of being in opposition and criticising much of Labour policy - could those soundbites come back to haunt Llyr Gruffydd?

clock 08 July 2026 • 1 min read
OPINION: It is all very 'eat, sleep, farm, repeat' at the moment

Livestock

OPINION: It is all very 'eat, sleep, farm, repeat' at the moment

Livestock specialist Katie Fallon writes about busy times on the farm and in the office

clock 07 July 2026 • 1 min read
Opinion: One establishment system for all crops is economically very sensible. Apart from when it isn't

Machinery

Opinion: One establishment system for all crops is economically very sensible. Apart from when it isn't

clock 06 July 2026 • 2 min read
Andrew Robinson: "Upland livestock farms operating on tight margins may be especially vulnerable to a possible Land Value Tax"

Blogs

Andrew Robinson: "Upland livestock farms operating on tight margins may be especially vulnerable to a possible Land Value Tax"

Senior agricultural partner at Armstrong Watson, Andrew Robinson explains what is Land Value Tax and why it matters for farmers

clock 06 July 2026 • 3 min read