Opinion and blogs

Opinion: "Paul Slater reminded me how underrated commercial farming is as a career"

Opinion: "Paul Slater reminded me how underrated commercial farming is as a career"

Writing from his family’s farm in Cumbria, Farmers Guardian online content specialist Tom Ryder reflects on why commercial sheep farming deserves greater recognition and what young farmers can learn from the Whiteley Hey flock

Young Farmers and Careers
Tom Ryder
Tom Ryder
clock 03 August 2026 • 2 min read
Sheep

Opinion: If this EU livestock transport rule passes, it could destroy UK livestock farming

clock 03 August 2026 • 3 min read
Farm Business

Opinion: What a fantastic day shining the light on farming for #Farm24

clock 31 July 2026 • 1 min read
Shows & Sales

View from the Rostrum: "The prospects for this autumn's breeding sheep sales look particularly encouraging"

clock 31 July 2026 • 3 min read
Arable

Opinion: What happens when the rain doesn't come?

clock 31 July 2026 • 2 min read
Sustainable Farming

Silas Hedley-Lawrence: "Ask yourself: What would this pasture actually look like if it were not stressed and overgrazed?"

clock 31 July 2026 • 8 min read
Blogs

Opinion: Bin the bureaucracy and just let farmers farm

clock 30 July 2026 • 3 min read
Opinion: BBC Farmwatch: Celebrating the people behind England's farming industry

Entertainment

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

From Chris Burns, head of local audio commissioning, BBC Local

clock 30 July 2026 • 3 min read
From the editor: Clarity on water policy is needed

Environment

From the editor: Clarity on water policy is needed

This week from Farmers Guardian deputy editor Alex Black

clock 30 July 2026 • 2 min read
OPINION: In a changing world the farming calendar remains very much the same

Shows & Sales

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

Angela Calvert, head of livestock, on the team's new sheep sale video series

clock 29 July 2026 • 1 min read