Opinion and blogs

Opinion: "Our livestock always wait until I'm on my own before deciding to calve, die or escape"

Opinion: "Our livestock always wait until I'm on my own before deciding to calve, die or escape"

Writing from his family's farm in Cumbria, Farmers Guardian online content specialist Tom Ryder reflects on why agricultural shows remain one of the best places to learn from fellow farmers

Young Farmers and Careers
Tom Ryder
Tom Ryder
clock 20 July 2026 • 2 min read
Livestock

There is no show like the Royal Welsh Show

clock 20 July 2026 • 2 min read
In your field

In Your Field: Helen Stanier - "We have been very busy reaping a good crop of hay"

clock 20 July 2026 • 3 min read
In your field

In Your Field: James Robinson – "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."

clock 19 July 2026 • 3 min read
Blogs

Farming Matters: Burnham's farming test will be SPS, not slogans

clock 18 July 2026 • 3 min read
Politics

Opinion: Farmers just want to farm and policy needs to enable that

clock 17 July 2026 • 2 min read
Blogs

Opinion: England's semi-final heartbreak shows why winning isn't always enough – just ask Keir Starmer

clock 16 July 2026 • 3 min read
Opinion: Agriculture is still an industry where neighbours lend machinery, friends answer the phone without hesitation, and families rearrange their day because someone needs a hand

Blogs

Opinion: Agriculture is still an industry where neighbours lend machinery, friends answer the phone without hesitation, and families rearrange their day because someone needs a hand

Surprising lesson that FG head of arable Ash Ellwood learns while awaiting breakdown recovery from North Yorkshire

clock 16 July 2026 • 2 min read
Opinion: Support is needed as pig crisis continues

Pig

Opinion: Support is needed as pig crisis continues

Deputy editor Alex Black discusses the issues in the pork sector

clock 16 July 2026 • 1 min read
From the editor: Fire risk demands a rethink on land management

Politics

From the editor: Fire risk demands a rethink on land management

This week from the Farmers Guardian editor Katie Jones

clock 16 July 2026 • 2 min read