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Opinion: Five conversations every arable farmer will have this week

Opinion: Five conversations every arable farmer will have this week

As combines roll across the country, here are five conversations that are getting people talking this week

Blogs
Ashleigh Ellwood
Ashleigh Ellwood
clock 23 July 2026 • 2 min read
Arable

'I am still hopeful of decent wheat yields' - Crop Walk with Simon Nelson

clock 23 July 2026 • 2 min read
Politics

From the editor: Defra's revolving door has thrown Angela Eagle back in

clock 23 July 2026 • 2 min read
Dairy

Dairy Talk: Ifan Roberts - "A rogue Angus bull must have deployed itself on an undercover mission on the previous farm"

clock 23 July 2026 • 3 min read
Shows & Sales

OPINION: The Welsh certainly know how to create an atmosphere

clock 22 July 2026 • 1 min read
Dairy

OPINION: Never trust a farm job that starts with 'can you just…'

clock 22 July 2026 • 1 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Sophie Burgoyne: "I realised my heart was back in Shropshire"

clock 22 July 2026 • 2 min read
Opinion: An early harvest could mean a late booking for some

Machinery

Opinion: An early harvest could mean a late booking for some

clock 21 July 2026 • 1 min read
Letters: "One wonders how long the idiocy of this Government will continue by ignoring the danger of wildfires"

Politics

Letters: "One wonders how long the idiocy of this Government will continue by ignoring the danger of wildfires"

Farmers Guardian reader Suzanne Greenhill, from Gloucestershire, adds her thoughts on the Government's current wildfire policy

clock 21 July 2026 • 2 min read
OPINION: Will the new PM's desire to back British industry stretch to farming?

Livestock

OPINION: Will the new PM's desire to back British industry stretch to farming?

Livestock specialist, Katie Fallon, discusses changes in Government and what this might mean for farming

clock 21 July 2026 • 1 min read