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From the Editor: Bluetongue isn't going away – our response needs to catch up

From the Editor: Bluetongue isn't going away – our response needs to catch up

This week from the Farmers Guardian editor Katie Jones

Politics
Katie Jones
Katie Jones
clock 27 August 2026 • 2 min read
Farm Life

In Your Field: Emma Jones - 'Water is something we take for granted, until there isn't enough of it'

clock 26 August 2026 • 3 min read
Farm Life

In Your Field: James Robinson - From drought to dairy success as Strickley milk hits supermarket shelves

clock 26 August 2026 • 3 min read
Dairy

OPINION: Is the tide starting to turn on milk prices?

clock 26 August 2026 • 1 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Amy Clayton: "I took a shine to this whole farming job"

clock 26 August 2026 • 3 min read
Shows & Sales

OPINION: 'More than a mart' really does sum up the role of livestock auctions

clock 25 August 2026 • 1 min read
Machinery

Opinion: Irrigation suddenly becomes cool

clock 25 August 2026 • 1 min read
Opinion: "I came away from Beef Stock feeling optimistic about the next generation"

Beef

Opinion: "I came away from Beef Stock feeling optimistic about the next generation"

Farmers Guardian livestock reporter Ellie Layton, from a farming family in Herefordshire, reflects on Beef Stock, the next generation and reasons to be positive about the industry

clock 24 August 2026 • 2 min read
View from the Rostrum: "The lack of grass has undoubtedly influenced management decisions, but it has not dampened demand"

Shows & Sales

View from the Rostrum: "The lack of grass has undoubtedly influenced management decisions, but it has not dampened demand"

Tom Story, senior auctioneer for Harrison and Hetherington at St Boswells and Wooler Marts, reflects on the busy autumn sales ahead

clock 22 August 2026 • 3 min read
Opinion: Tightening milk supplies are giving processors pause

Farm Business

Opinion: Tightening milk supplies are giving processors pause

clock 21 August 2026 • 2 min read