Opinion and blogs

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

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

Sophie Burgoyne, 27 from Church Stretton, Shropshire, is a solicitor for Lanyon Bowdler

Young Farmer Focus
Mia Willemsen
Mia Willemsen
clock 22 July 2026 • 2 min read
Machinery

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

clock 21 July 2026 • 1 min read
Politics

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

clock 21 July 2026 • 2 min read
Livestock

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

clock 21 July 2026 • 1 min read
Young Farmers and Careers

Opinion: "Our livestock always wait until I'm on my own before deciding to calve, die or escape"

clock 20 July 2026 • 2 min read
Livestock

There is no show like the Royal Welsh Show

clock 20 July 2026 • 2 min read
In your field

In Your Field: Helen Stanier - "We have been very busy reaping a good crop of hay"

clock 20 July 2026 • 3 min read
In Your Field: James Robinson – "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."

In your field

In Your Field: James Robinson – "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."

In Your Field columnist James Robinson on climate extremes, the impact of hot weather on cows and tree planting

clock 19 July 2026 • 3 min read
Farming Matters: Burnham's farming test will be SPS, not slogans

Blogs

Farming Matters: Burnham's farming test will be SPS, not slogans

Graeme Taylor, founder and chief executive at Endure Consulting, says the incoming Prime Minister must do the right thing by farmers when it comes to the EU reset

clock 18 July 2026 • 3 min read
Opinion: Farmers just want to farm and policy needs to enable that

Politics

Opinion: Farmers just want to farm and policy needs to enable that

Deputy editor Alex Black reflects on a discussion on the future of hill farming in Cumbria

clock 17 July 2026 • 2 min read