Opinion and blogs

OPINION: You can spot a farmer from a mile off

OPINION: You can spot a farmer from a mile off

Livestock reporter Katie Fallon, reflects on her recent trip to Balmoral Show

Livestock
Katie Fallon
clock 19 May 2026 • 1 min read
Machinery

OPINION: Britain is still exceptionally good at engineering

clock 19 May 2026 • 1 min read
Environment

Letters: "By ignoring centuries of success without glyphosate, farming is now chemical-dependent"

clock 19 May 2026 • 2 min read
Young Farmers and Careers

OPINION: Visit from US students showcases education gap is global

clock 18 May 2026 • 1 min read
Livestock

OPINION: "There is nothing like a YFC rally to get the farming community together"

clock 18 May 2026 • 3 min read
In your field

In your field: Dan Jones – "Farming can be a lonely job and sometimes simply talking honestly about the bad days matters more than people realise"

clock 18 May 2026 • 2 min read
Dairy

Dairy Talk - Stuart Sadler: "If only we had a crystal ball"

clock 17 May 2026 • 3 min read
In your field: James Wright – "Westminster can meltdown all it likes. Out in the real world, the cows still need moving and the pubs still need regulars"

In your field

In your field: James Wright – "Westminster can meltdown all it likes. Out in the real world, the cows still need moving and the pubs still need regulars"

James, along with his wife Isobel and their two young children, recently bought their first farm, and plan to run beef and sheep over 13.8 hectares (34 acres), renting a further 44.5ha (110 acres). James works for tech firm Breedr as UK country manager. You can follow them on Twitter @jpbwfarm

clock 17 May 2026 • 2 min read
Farming matters: David Webster – "Open Farm Sunday is the sector's opportunity to articulate the value of agriculture to a wider audience"

Farm Life

Farming matters: David Webster – "Open Farm Sunday is the sector's opportunity to articulate the value of agriculture to a wider audience"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: David Webster, chief executive of Leaf

clock 16 May 2026 • 3 min read
Iran war: Tenants caught in crossfire of Middle East conflict

Politics

Iran war: Tenants caught in crossfire of Middle East conflict

TFA farm policy adviser Lynette Steel writes on how the Iran conflict is squeezing tenant farmers in the UK

clock 15 May 2026 • 3 min read