Opinion and blogs

Opinion: A busy week for Defra with SFI and CSHT announcements

Opinion: A busy week for Defra with SFI and CSHT announcements

Farmers Guardian deputy editor Alex Black discusses the latest announcements on farm funding

Funding
Alex Black
Alex Black
clock 03 July 2026 • 2 min read
Blogs

Opinion: Resistance in crops doesn't wait and neither can we

clock 02 July 2026 • 2 min read
Environment

Opinion: Wildfires – a growing threat Government can no longer ignore

clock 02 July 2026 • 3 min read
Farm24

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

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

Young Farmer Focus

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

James Brayley, 28 from Dorchester, is a first generation dairy farmer, milking 140 Holstein Friesians

clock 01 July 2026 • 3 min read
Opinion: Hot weather shows a commitment to classic machinery

Machinery

Opinion: Hot weather shows a commitment to classic machinery

clock 30 June 2026 • 1 min read
Opinion: Every day is a school day in farming

Livestock

Opinion: Every day is a school day in farming

Livestock specialist Katie Fallon, talks about learning new things in farming and visits a young sheep breeder ahead of the Great Yorkshire Show

clock 30 June 2026 • 2 min read