Opinion and blogs

In your field: Kate Beavan- "The time has come for me to pass the baton on. Be proud of what you do"

In your field: Kate Beavan- "The time has come for me to pass the baton on. Be proud of what you do"

Farming 122 hectares (300 acres), the main enterprise consists of 800 breeding ewes and cider made on-site from their orchards. Kate is a mum of two, runs Kate’s Country School on-farm and is the woodland creation officer for Stump Up For Trees

Farm Life
Farmers Guardian
clock 20 September 2024 • 2 min read
Dairy

Roger Evans: "That cheque, that arrived in December, used to bring with it a lot of comfort"

clock 20 September 2024 • 3 min read
Blogs

Sheep farmer James Rebanks turns down Defra role invite: "I cannot be complicit in the breaking of promises to farmers that I strongly believe ought to be kept"

clock 19 September 2024 • 1 min read
Dairy

Dairy Talk - Robert Reed: "Sir Brian's main focus obviously would be to protect the badgers"

clock 18 September 2024 • 4 min read
Dairy

Dairy Matters: "TB - There is no end in sight for farmers, they are expected to just live with this"

clock 18 September 2024 • 6 min read
Blogs

Exclusive: Daniel Zeichner - Farming Minister - "The policy of this Government is to support and celebrate your work; to tell the brilliant story of British farming overseas; and seek trade deals which open up opportunities for you, rather than selling you down the river"

clock 17 September 2024 • 2 min read
Environment

Farming Matters: John Thorley - "Anti-meat-eaters hold centre stage, identifying meat production as barbarism"

clock 17 September 2024 • 3 min read
'Clarkson's Clause': Does it make diversification easier for farmers?

Diversification

'Clarkson's Clause': Does it make diversification easier for farmers?

Aaron and Partners' Mark Turner delves into what the clause means, the sector’s reaction, and what impact the changes will have on diversification in farming

clock 14 September 2024 • 5 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Evie Winston: "Unfortunately, Britain's wet weather only gets wetter"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Evie Winston: "Unfortunately, Britain's wet weather only gets wetter"

Evie Winston, 17, works for land drainage company BPG Contractors, and she is from Oldham in Greater Manchester

clock 12 September 2024 • 2 min read
From the editor: Defra underspend cannot be allowed to justify cuts

Politics

From the editor: Defra underspend cannot be allowed to justify cuts

This week from Farmers Guardian's Head of News and Business Alex Black

clock 11 September 2024 • 2 min read