Opinion and blogs

Dairy Matters - Bas Padberg: "Dairy has a fundamental role in food security"

Dairy Matters - Bas Padberg: "Dairy has a fundamental role in food security"

Bas Padberg, chair of The Dairy Roadmap, says that sustainability has to be a practical, business-relevant strategy that works for farms today

Dairy
Dairy Farmer
clock 30 March 2026 • 4 min read
In your field

In your field: Nicola Wordie – "We have got about 570 ewes due to lamb within the first 10 days, so it's set to be a busy stretch on-farm"

clock 29 March 2026 • 3 min read
Blogs

Land use Framework: Calum Gillhespy - "Land use Framework is horrendously convoluted, inefficient and a missed opportunity"

clock 29 March 2026 • 3 min read
Politics

Farming Matters: John McArthur – "This is not livestock versus plant protein – it is about British farmers producing more of the food this country depends on"

clock 28 March 2026 • 3 min read
Dairy

Dairy Talk - Becky Fenton: "I like to tell my non-farming friends that the cows will have a foot spa, hairdressers, Fitbits, disco lights and that you will be able to see us from space"

clock 28 March 2026 • 3 min read
Farm Life

OPINION: "The nation really does love its farmers"

clock 27 March 2026 • 1 min read
Farm Business

Road to regen: Silas Hedley-Lawrence: "Farmers thrive off of connecting with other farmers, even if they hold different perspectives"

clock 27 March 2026 • 3 min read
OPINION: "Highly organised criminals continue to profit from the misery of hardworking farming families"

Rural crime

OPINION: "Highly organised criminals continue to profit from the misery of hardworking farming families"

Police forces from across the country attended the National Rural Crime Network's Annual Conference this week. Can an industry-wide effort stop what can be a never ending bad dream for farmers?

clock 26 March 2026 • 1 min read
From the editor: Recognising the role of farming as part of our national security

Politics

From the editor: Recognising the role of farming as part of our national security

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Katie Jones

clock 26 March 2026 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus – Sarah Tobin: "After leaving the dairy, I focused on my love for sheep"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus – Sarah Tobin: "After leaving the dairy, I focused on my love for sheep"

Sheep farmer Sarah Tobin writes on her journey to becoming a next generation ambassador for the NSA

clock 25 March 2026 • 4 min read