Opinion and blogs

View from the rostrum: Stephen Dodsworth - "God bless the Young Farmers"

View from the rostrum: Stephen Dodsworth - "God bless the Young Farmers"

Stephen Dodsworth commends our youth - Stephen is a fieldsperson at Darlington Farmers Auction Mart

Young Farmers and Careers
Farmers Guardian
clock 10 October 2024 • 3 min read
Environment

Farming Matters: Sarah Sankey - "We are calling on the Government to provide more and better funding for nature-friendly farming"

clock 08 October 2024 • 3 min read
In your field

In your field: James and Isobel Wright - "Right now, trust in the SFI system is low"

clock 07 October 2024 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Alice Bathard: "Farming is not just a job – it is a lifestyle"

clock 07 October 2024 • 2 min read
Politics

From the editor: "Simplifying the system and reducing the burden of bureaucracy are key if Red Tractor wants to win back confidence and members"

clock 03 October 2024 • 2 min read
Politics

Farming Matters: Phil Latham - "Will inheritance tax relief be lost for farming businesses? If so, it will devastate the succession plans for many families"

clock 03 October 2024 • 4 min read
Politics

From the editor: It is high time Sir Keir revealed what is on the table for farmers

clock 01 October 2024 • 2 min read
In your field: Dan Jones - "Livestock attacks are all too common. How is it that we are facing these heartbreaking scenes over and over?"

In your field

In your field: Dan Jones - "Livestock attacks are all too common. How is it that we are facing these heartbreaking scenes over and over?"

Dan Jones farms 650 ewes at the National Trust-owned Parc Farm, which sits on the Great Orme, a limestone headland which rises up 208 metres (682 feet) on the North Wales coast near Llandudno. His Farm Business Tenancy covers the 58 hectares (143 acres) at Parc Farm, plus 364ha (900 acres) of grazing rights on the hill

clock 30 September 2024 • 2 min read
Graham Miles - agricultural chaplain for Suffolk: "It is a very challenging time for our farmers dealing with bluetongue and flooding"

Mental Health

Graham Miles - agricultural chaplain for Suffolk: "It is a very challenging time for our farmers dealing with bluetongue and flooding"

"Flooding and bluetongue disease is placing a financial and physical strain on farmers"

clock 28 September 2024 • 1 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Isabel Chennells: "Young Farmers' Clubs have opened up so many opportunities for me"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Isabel Chennells: "Young Farmers' Clubs have opened up so many opportunities for me"

Isabel Chennells, 25, is chair of Collingham Young Farmers' Club and she is from Lincoln. She is a land agent at Brown and Co

clock 26 September 2024 • 2 min read