Opinion and blogs

OPINION: Does the betrayal over IHT mean partnership with Defra will never be possible?

OPINION: Does the betrayal over IHT mean partnership with Defra will never be possible?

There was a definite air of positivity at this year's NFU Conference with leaders and politicians all attempting to move on from recent rows

Blogs
Jane Thynne
clock 27 February 2026 • 2 min read
Young Farmers and Careers

OPINION: Abby Allen - "If we want a sustainable future, it starts with education, and it starts with young"

clock 26 February 2026 • 1 min read
Farm Business

Was there a change in mood at this year's NFU Conference?

clock 26 February 2026 • 2 min read
Dairy

Roger Evans: "It says little for the value of milk"

clock 26 February 2026 • 4 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus – Alys Beckett: "Traditional stereotypes are gradually changing, and people are beginning to realise that women are just as capable"

clock 25 February 2026 • 2 min read
Farm Life

EXCLUSIVE - Mo Metcalf-Fisher: "Proposals represent a significant threat to the countryside and Britain's half a million shotgun certificate holders"

clock 24 February 2026 • 3 min read
Beef

Letters: "Looking back, we've learned a lot in half a century of beef breeding"

clock 24 February 2026 • 2 min read
View from the Rostrum – Andrew Clements: "Ultimately, the demand for dairy cows – albeit lessening – is still there"

Shows & Sales

View from the Rostrum – Andrew Clements: "Ultimately, the demand for dairy cows – albeit lessening – is still there"

Auctioneer and partner at GTH, Andrew Clements on dairy’s ups and downs

clock 23 February 2026 • 3 min read
Opinion: Mind Your Head – Inheriting land and legacy, but breaking the silence

Mental Health

Opinion: Mind Your Head – Inheriting land and legacy, but breaking the silence

Farm Safety Foundation ambassador Poggy Murray Whitham explores how issues like isolation, legacy, identity and changing cultural attitudes are shaping a gradual shift toward greater openness and peer support in farming

clock 23 February 2026 • 11 min read
In your field: Nicola Wordie – "That's farming in 2026 so far: constant adaptation, measured risks and working with whatever the weather throws at us"

In your field

In your field: Nicola Wordie – "That's farming in 2026 so far: constant adaptation, measured risks and working with whatever the weather throws at us"

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 23 February 2026 • 2 min read