Opinion and blogs

OPINION: Could drones transform the future of UK arable farming?

OPINION: Could drones transform the future of UK arable farming?

After watching a drone apply liquid fertiliser in a crop of hybrid rye, Ash Ellwood discusses what the future might hold for the evolving tech

Blogs
Ashleigh Ellwood
clock 28 May 2026 • 2 min read
Blogs

OPINION: Could this final Farm Assurance Review report be the one that makes it better for farmers?

clock 28 May 2026 • 2 min read
Livestock

OPINION: The Hawkstone Farmers' Choir is about more than singing, it is about community and connection

clock 27 May 2026 • 1 min read
Shows & Sales

OPINION: It's the people you meet who make shows so special

clock 27 May 2026 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Lucy Turner: "Farming will always be part of who I am"

clock 27 May 2026 • 3 min read
Livestock

Opinion: "It's hot. It could be too hot"

clock 26 May 2026 • 2 min read
Machinery

Opinion: A non-fossil fuel vision needs to recognise there is a world outside the M25

clock 26 May 2026 • 2 min read
Letters: "Adlington could become a model for how land can deliver productivity, environmental responsibility, and community benefit"

Farm Business

Letters: "Adlington could become a model for how land can deliver productivity, environmental responsibility, and community benefit"

Residents and stakeholders of the Adlington Hall Estate in Cheshire express their concern for the future development of the historic estate in an open letter to owner Belport

clock 26 May 2026 • 2 min read
Dan Hawes: "Frosts have meant the fruit ripening has gone from full speed to almost nothing"

Farm Life

Dan Hawes: "Frosts have meant the fruit ripening has gone from full speed to almost nothing"

In Your Field columnist and soft fruit producer Dan Hawes on the effect of May frosts, propagation work and preparation for a busy season ahead

clock 25 May 2026 • 3 min read
Opinion: Fitting my wedding day around lambing, silaging and the glorious twelfth was not on my vision board

Livestock

Opinion: Fitting my wedding day around lambing, silaging and the glorious twelfth was not on my vision board

Livestock specialist Katie Fallon, discusses dedication to farming and its influence on big life events

clock 25 May 2026 • 1 min read