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From the editor: Walking for a cause close to farming's heart

From the editor: Walking for a cause close to farming's heart

This week from the Farmers Guardian editor Katie Jones

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Katie Jones
clock 02 July 2026 • 2 min read
Education

Holly Atkinson: "I know first-hand how disconnected young people can be from farming because I was one of them"

clock 01 July 2026 • 2 min read
Shows & Sales

OPINION: The joys of shearing sheep

clock 01 July 2026 • 1 min read
Livestock

OPINION: Maybe we need to have more of a 'why not' attitude

clock 01 July 2026 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - James Brayley: "Continuous growth is what I strive for"

clock 01 July 2026 • 3 min read
Machinery

Opinion: Hot weather shows a commitment to classic machinery

clock 30 June 2026 • 1 min read
Livestock

Opinion: Every day is a school day in farming

clock 30 June 2026 • 2 min read
Letters: "While geography divides us, the core challenges facing the global farming family are universal"

Farm Life

Letters: "While geography divides us, the core challenges facing the global farming family are universal"

Robyn Munt, NFU vice-president, reflects on her recent visit to Kenya for the World Farming Organisation annual meeting

clock 30 June 2026 • 1 min read
Opinion: The secret about agricultural show wrestling that nobody tells you

Young Farmers and Careers

Opinion: The secret about agricultural show wrestling that nobody tells you

Writing from his family’s farm in Cumbria, Farmers Guardian online content specialist Tom Ryder reflects on what agricultural shows have taught him about the farming community

clock 29 June 2026 • 2 min read
Opinion: If I had £1 for every time I opened the weather apps last week

Beef

Opinion: If I had £1 for every time I opened the weather apps last week

Livestock reporter Ellie Layton shares an insight into haymaking at her home in Herefordshire

clock 29 June 2026 • 2 min read