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VE DAY SPECIAL: "I remember them being very strict about rations, especially as we had our own pigs"

Farm Life

VE DAY SPECIAL: "I remember them being very strict about rations, especially as we had our own pigs"

In this VE Day special, Betty Wilkinson who was born in 1936 in Lancashire,

clock 09 May 2025 • 2 min read
From the editor: This is a call for change, a cry from voters for things to get better

Politics

From the editor: This is a call for change, a cry from voters for things to get better

This week from Farmers Guardian acting editor Katie Jones

clock 09 May 2025 • 2 min read
OPINION: WWII shows us that farmers must be placed at the heart of food security

Politics

OPINION: WWII shows us that farmers must be placed at the heart of food security

As the country celebrates 80 years since the end of the second world war, online editor Emily Ashworth reflects on the importance of agriculture

clock 09 May 2025 • 1 min read
How to navigate a farming divorce

Farm Business

How to navigate a farming divorce

Divorces in a farming family can bring up many complications. Lucy Theobald, director of the Family Law Company looks at how to approach it

clock 08 May 2025 • 3 min read
Young Dog Handler Focus – Lewis Bevan: "A win would be a great 18th birthday present"

Livestock

Young Dog Handler Focus – Lewis Bevan: "A win would be a great 18th birthday present"

In this series, we shine a spotlight on emerging dog handlers heading up the industry. We explore their successes, trials and tribulations on their journey to becoming the next generation of skilled sheepdog handlers

clock 08 May 2025 • 2 min read
VE DAY SPECIAL: "Contributing to food security made us very proud as farming families"

Farm Life

VE DAY SPECIAL: "Contributing to food security made us very proud as farming families"

In this VE Day special, Peter Lomas, who was born in 1936 in Bakewell, reflects on growing up during World War II and how farmers played an integral part

clock 08 May 2025 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus – Charlotte Beer: "It is difficult to have faith in Gov promises"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus – Charlotte Beer: "It is difficult to have faith in Gov promises"

Aberystwyth University student Charlotte Beer discusses changes to Inheritance Tax, how generational farming could change due to the proposed taxation, and the impact of trade deals which 'harm' British farmers

clock 07 May 2025 • 2 min read
Letters: "Those fools whose shelves are filled with plenty... Will only learn when their bellies are empty"

Politics

Letters: "Those fools whose shelves are filled with plenty... Will only learn when their bellies are empty"

A poem by W.S. Towers on the current state of the farming industry

clock 06 May 2025 • 2 min read
Letters: "To safeguard our farms and rural communities, the police must take further, targeted action"

Rural crime

Letters: "To safeguard our farms and rural communities, the police must take further, targeted action"

Alex Cotterill, a student at the University of Nottinghamshire, writes about rural crime and how it could be tackled

clock 06 May 2025 • 3 min read
In your field – Alan Carter: "Spring is the time of new life and fresh starts, and the year really begins"

Farm Life

In your field – Alan Carter: "Spring is the time of new life and fresh starts, and the year really begins"

Alan Carter farms in partnership with his parents, Paul and Christine, on a 162-hectare (400-acre), 400-cow dairy unit at Constantine, Cornwall, supplying Saputo

clock 05 May 2025 • 3 min read