Opinion and blogs

Opinion: Tony Rimmer - "Attending a rally is a sign of solidarity"

Opinion: Tony Rimmer - "Attending a rally is a sign of solidarity"

Director at Rostons Tony Rimmer says 'now is the time for unity' in our industry

Politics
Farmers Guardian
clock 14 November 2024 • 3 min read
Politics

James Evans - Wales' Shadow Rural Affairs Secretary on the Autumn Budget: "This is a concept that neither Labour Government in Westminster or Cardiff Bay seem to be able to grasp"

clock 14 November 2024 • 4 min read
Campaigns

SAVE BRITAIN'S FAMILY FARMS: Rebecca Pow - "Farms are an essential cog in the wheel if we are to ensure a secure food supply"

clock 14 November 2024 • 1 min read
Politics

Andrew RT Davies - Welsh Conservative Party leader on the Autumn Budget: "I fear that there are thousands of little girls and boys around Britain who will be robbed of their birthright to farm the land"

clock 13 November 2024 • 3 min read
Politics

Martin Lines - the Nature Friendly Farming Network's take on the Autumn Budget: "Some farmers will not have enough time to adjust to this new burden"

clock 12 November 2024 • 4 min read
Farm Business

Ben Taylor - Roythornes Solicitors on the Autumn Budget: "The £1 million threshold seems incredibly low"

clock 11 November 2024 • 7 min read
Politics

US economist considers Donald Trump's impact on agriculture following re-election

clock 09 November 2024 • 2 min read
Farming Matters: Baroness Kate Rock - 'I am already seeing evidence of wealth advisers telling large estates to take back rented land'

Farm Life

Farming Matters: Baroness Kate Rock - 'I am already seeing evidence of wealth advisers telling large estates to take back rented land'

Baroness Kate Rock is hopeful that newly elected Labour MPs in rural constituencies are already talking sensibly about finding a way forward to protect farms from ‘oblivion’

clock 09 November 2024 • 3 min read
In Your Field: Dan Hawes - 'We need cold weather to transition the plants'

Farm Life

In Your Field: Dan Hawes - 'We need cold weather to transition the plants'

Dan Hawes grew up on an arable farm in Suffolk and now produces strawberry and raspberry plants for the UK fruit market with Blaise Plants, sister company to Hugh Lowe Farms, Kent

clock 08 November 2024 • 2 min read
Opinion: "As Remembrance Day approaches on Sunday, there is no better time to focus on what happens when the country forgets about feeding itself"

Lest We Forget

Opinion: "As Remembrance Day approaches on Sunday, there is no better time to focus on what happens when the country forgets about feeding itself"

Farmers Guardian's online editor Emily Ashworth reflects on the importance of food security - and urges people to remember the plight of food production during World War Two

clock 08 November 2024 • 2 min read