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OPINION: You can spot a farmer from a mile off

Livestock

OPINION: You can spot a farmer from a mile off

Livestock reporter Katie Fallon, reflects on her recent trip to Balmoral Show

clock 19 May 2026 • 1 min read
OPINION: We're actually quite good at making stuff

Machinery

OPINION: We're actually quite good at making stuff

After attending the unveiling of JCB’s hydrogen-powered Hydromax, Toby Whatley reflects on the engineering innovation still thriving in the UK

clock 19 May 2026 • 1 min read
Letters: "By ignoring centuries of success without glyphosate, farming is now chemical-dependent"

Environment

Letters: "By ignoring centuries of success without glyphosate, farming is now chemical-dependent"

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Richard Bruce, Isle of Wight, discusses concerns surrounding glyphosate use, regulation and the farming sector’s reliance on chemical weed control

clock 19 May 2026 • 2 min read
OPINION: Visit from US students showcases education gap is global

Young Farmers and Careers

OPINION: Visit from US students showcases education gap is global

In a recent visit from US students from Arkansas who study agricultural communications, getting new people into farming is also difficult in the USA

clock 18 May 2026 • 1 min read
OPINION: "There is nothing like a YFC rally to get the farming community together"

Livestock

OPINION: "There is nothing like a YFC rally to get the farming community together"

FG livestock specialist Ellie Layton on how the YFC movement has a ripple effect through the generations in rural life

clock 18 May 2026 • 3 min read
In your field: Dan Jones – "Farming can be a lonely job and sometimes simply talking honestly about the bad days matters more than people realise"

In your field

In your field: Dan Jones – "Farming can be a lonely job and sometimes simply talking honestly about the bad days matters more than people realise"

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 18 May 2026 • 2 min read
Dairy Talk - Stuart Sadler: "If only we had a crystal ball"

Dairy

Dairy Talk - Stuart Sadler: "If only we had a crystal ball"

clock 17 May 2026 • 3 min read
In your field: James Wright – "Westminster can meltdown all it likes. Out in the real world, the cows still need moving and the pubs still need regulars"

In your field

In your field: James Wright – "Westminster can meltdown all it likes. Out in the real world, the cows still need moving and the pubs still need regulars"

James, along with his wife Isobel and 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 17 May 2026 • 2 min read
Farming matters: David Webster – "Open Farm Sunday is the sector's opportunity to articulate the value of agriculture to a wider audience"

Farm Life

Farming matters: David Webster – "Open Farm Sunday is the sector's opportunity to articulate the value of agriculture to a wider audience"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: David Webster, chief executive of Leaf

clock 16 May 2026 • 3 min read
Iran war: Tenants caught in crossfire of Middle East conflict

Politics

Iran war: Tenants caught in crossfire of Middle East conflict

TFA farm policy adviser Lynette Steel writes on how the Iran conflict is squeezing tenant farmers in the UK

clock 15 May 2026 • 3 min read