Opinion and blogs

Opinion: If food security is national security, then short-termism is definitely not the answer

Opinion: If food security is national security, then short-termism is definitely not the answer

As we await the arrival of yet another Government, what can be done to give farmers the confidence they need to back their business?

Blogs
Jane Thynne
Jane Thynne
clock 09 July 2026 • 2 min read
Shows & Sales

OPINION: It's not all doom and gloom as livestock prices remain buoyant

clock 08 July 2026 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Nikita Fineran: "My ultimate dream is to run my own farm"

clock 08 July 2026 • 2 min read
Blogs

Opinion: After years of being in opposition and criticising much of Labour policy - could those soundbites come back to haunt Llyr Gruffydd?

clock 08 July 2026 • 1 min read
Livestock

OPINION: It is all very 'eat, sleep, farm, repeat' at the moment

clock 07 July 2026 • 1 min read
Machinery

Opinion: One establishment system for all crops is economically very sensible. Apart from when it isn't

clock 06 July 2026 • 2 min read
Blogs

Andrew Robinson: "Upland livestock farms operating on tight margins may be especially vulnerable to a possible Land Value Tax"

clock 06 July 2026 • 3 min read
Opinion: "I have no idea if I can walk for 24 hours, but Farm24 feels like a good reason to try"

Farm24

Opinion: "I have no idea if I can walk for 24 hours, but Farm24 feels like a good reason to try"

Writing from his family’s farm in Cumbria, Farmers Guardian online content specialist Tom Ryder explains why he and the FG team are taking on a 24-hour walk for farm24 and two important farming charities

clock 06 July 2026 • 2 min read
OPINION: It's like 'over the hedge' farming for a living

Livestock

OPINION: It's like 'over the hedge' farming for a living

Livestock specialist Ellie Layton, talks about heading out on farm to visit the farmers that are willing to share their systems.

clock 06 July 2026 • 2 min read
Emma Robinson: "I can have every weather app open but the view of the Black Mountains is usually the best forecast"

Farm Life

Emma Robinson: "I can have every weather app open but the view of the Black Mountains is usually the best forecast"

Monmouthshire farmer Emma Robinson on dodging the showers, shearing, inspections and planning the local RABI barbecue

clock 06 July 2026 • 3 min read