Opinion and blogs

From the editor: Clarity on water policy is needed

From the editor: Clarity on water policy is needed

This week from Farmers Guardian deputy editor Alex Black

Environment
Alex Black
Alex Black
clock 30 July 2026 • 2 min read
Shows & Sales

OPINION: In a changing world the farming calendar remains very much the same

clock 29 July 2026 • 1 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Mollie Farney: "Farming will always be at the heart of who I am"

clock 29 July 2026 • 4 min read
Livestock

Opinion: Wildfires should be a wake up call - let gamekeepers do their jobs

clock 28 July 2026 • 2 min read
Machinery

Opinion: Innovation has always driven farming – and we need more of it

clock 28 July 2026 • 4 min read
Environment

Opinion: "Boosting nature and biodiversity is a choice made by farmers no matter what farming system they employ"

clock 28 July 2026 • 2 min read
Environment

Letters: Wildfires – 'How much more of this 'head in the peat' attitude before common sense prevails?'

clock 28 July 2026 • 2 min read
Opinion: "Some of the best farmers in Britain do not own a single acre"

Young Farmers and Careers

Opinion: "Some of the best farmers in Britain do not own a single acre"

Writing from his family’s farm in Cumbria, Farmers Guardian online content specialist Tom Ryder reflects on rising farmland prices and why owning land is not the only route to success in agriculture

clock 27 July 2026 • 2 min read
Opinion: The weather apps had been flirting with us, showing a 55% chance of rain

Livestock

Opinion: The weather apps had been flirting with us, showing a 55% chance of rain

Livestock reporter Ellie Layton turns to the classic conversation topic, weather

clock 27 July 2026 • 2 min read
In Your Field: Dan Jones – 'The people managing the uplands have to be part of the solution'

Farm Life

In Your Field: Dan Jones – 'The people managing the uplands have to be part of the solution'

Farmers Guardian In Your Field columnist Dan Jones on the uplands' role in storing carbon, supporting biodiversity and reducing wildfire risk

clock 27 July 2026 • 4 min read