Opinion and blogs

Farming Matters: George Parkinson - "Housebuilding – a permanent loss of food production"

Farming Matters: George Parkinson - "Housebuilding – a permanent loss of food production"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Farmer and former lecturer at Myerscough College - George Parkinson

Environment
Farmers Guardian
clock 04 September 2024 • 3 min read
Politics

Robert Jenrick - Conservative Party leadership candidate: "I would push for key agricultural land to be protected from being developed as solar farms"

clock 04 September 2024 • 5 min read
Blogs

Farm inspections to learn lessons from Ofsted rating review - Rita Poulson: "Language is a powerful tool and words can be very damaging"

clock 03 September 2024 • 3 min read
Politics

James Robinson: "There are still thousands of farms in old HLS agreements, some of which were started over 15 years ago"

clock 02 September 2024 • 5 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Jon Watt: "The sheer effort involved in putting good food on the table deserves our appreciation"

clock 31 August 2024 • 2 min read
Blogs

From the editor: "Celebrity endorsement becomes 'fact', which needs challenging"

clock 29 August 2024 • 2 min read
Rural crime

Phil Latham - Cheshire dairy farmer: "I am left disgusted, frustrated by the missed opportunities to prevent the attack and the lack of accountability that the dog owners have enjoyed"

clock 29 August 2024 • 5 min read
In your field: James and Isobel Wright - "The tragedy in all this, however, is what's that got to do with producing food?"

In your field

In your field: James and Isobel Wright - "The tragedy in all this, however, is what's that got to do with producing food?"

James and Isobel, with their two young children, recently bought their first farm, and plan to run beef and sheep over 13.8 hectares (34 acres), renting a further 44.5ha (110 acres). James works for tech firm Breedr as UK country manager. You can follow them on Twitter @jpbwfarm

clock 28 August 2024 • 2 min read
In your field: Dan Jones - "For the first few hours, I felt like I was on trial"

In your field

In your field: Dan Jones - "For the first few hours, I felt like I was on trial"

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 27 August 2024 • 2 min read
In your field: Alan Carter - "You might as well have put the badgers in a jacket and hat walking next to Peter Rabbit and Mrs Tiggy-Winkle"

In your field

In your field: Alan Carter - "You might as well have put the badgers in a jacket and hat walking next to Peter Rabbit and Mrs Tiggy-Winkle"

Alan Carter farms in partnership with his parents, Paul and Christine, on a 162 hectare (400-acre), 400-cow dairy unit at Constantine, Cornwall, with 130 milking cows, supplying Saputo. Alan, also a Parish Councillor, and his wife Sarah, have two children, Ross and Dana

clock 27 August 2024 • 3 min read