Opinion and blogs

In your field: Amy Wilkinson – "It's the proudest I have ever felt of myself and I am forever grateful for that"

In your field: Amy Wilkinson – "It's the proudest I have ever felt of myself and I am forever grateful for that"

Amy Wilkinson, who worked on her family’s tenanted farm at Halsall, Lancashire, writes her final blog for Farmers Guardian as she embarks on a new challenge working in Ireland for McHale. You can follow her on Instagram @amygingewilkinson

In your field
Amy Wilkinson
clock 01 November 2025 • 3 min read
Soil

Road to regen: Silas Hedley-Lawrence – top 3 tips on how to start improving soil

clock 31 October 2025 • 1 min read
Politics

OPINION: "Is the Government seriously asking farmers to cover less than 0.5% of the UK's annual debt interest bill?"

clock 30 October 2025 • 3 min read
Politics

From the editor: A year of uncertainty

clock 30 October 2025 • 2 min read
Dairy

Dairy Talk - Claire Eastham: "Can producers actually afford to make the most of these grants?"

clock 30 October 2025 • 3 min read
Dairy

Roger Evans: "If there are fewer farmers, the countryside will be a lot poorer"

clock 29 October 2025 • 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Richard West: "Short-term fixes and last-minute announcements will not give us the confidence to invest or adapt properly"

clock 29 October 2025 • 2 min read
OPINION: Sophie Smith - "Agriculture is barely acknowledged in the secondary national curriculum"

Education

OPINION: Sophie Smith - "Agriculture is barely acknowledged in the secondary national curriculum"

Sophie Smith is head of biology and agriculture at Westonbirt School and has recently implemented a BTEC agriculture course to encourage learning about food, farming and sustainability

clock 28 October 2025 • 4 min read
Dairy Matters: "Staying informed about market trends is now essential practice for all UK dairy farmers"

Dairy

Dairy Matters: "Staying informed about market trends is now essential practice for all UK dairy farmers"

NFU board chair Paul Tompkins answers some of the questions that have emerged following recent milk price cut announcements

clock 28 October 2025 • 5 min read
Letters: "Farming communities at risk from Government policy"

Livestock

Letters: "Farming communities at risk from Government policy"

This week's letters from Farmers Guardian readers

clock 28 October 2025 • 1 min read