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Andrew Robinson: "Farmers fear Land Value Tax could bring significant annual cost to farming businesses already facing tight margins"

Blogs

Andrew Robinson: "Farmers fear Land Value Tax could bring significant annual cost to farming businesses already facing tight margins"

Senior agricultural partner at Armstrong Watson, Andrew Robinson explains what is Land Value Tax and why does it matter for farmers?

clock 06 July 2026 • 3 min read
Opinion: "I have no idea if I can walk for 24 hours, but Farm24 feels like a good reason to try"

Farm24

Opinion: "I have no idea if I can walk for 24 hours, but Farm24 feels like a good reason to try"

Writing from his family’s farm in Cumbria, Farmers Guardian online content specialist Tom Ryder explains why he and the FG team are taking on a 24-hour walk for farm24 and two important farming charities

clock 06 July 2026 • 2 min read
OPINION: It's like 'over the hedge' farming for a living

Livestock

OPINION: It's like 'over the hedge' farming for a living

Livestock specialist Ellie Layton, talks about heading out on farm to visit the farmers that are willing to share their systems.

clock 06 July 2026 • 2 min read
Emma Robinson: "I can have every weather app open but the view of the Black Mountains is usually the best forecast"

Farm Life

Emma Robinson: "I can have every weather app open but the view of the Black Mountains is usually the best forecast"

Monmouthshire farmer Emma Robinson on dodging the showers, shearing, inspections and planning the local RABI barbecue

clock 06 July 2026 • 3 min read
Kate Rowell: "It sent a signal that the Scottish Gov sees the red meat sector as an important part of the country's economy"

Farm Life

Kate Rowell: "It sent a signal that the Scottish Gov sees the red meat sector as an important part of the country's economy"

Scottish Borders farmer and QMS chair Kate Rowell on a successful Royal Highland Show and the positive messages from three key Ministers at the event

clock 05 July 2026 • 3 min read
Farming Matters: "In a densely populated and uncertain world, domestic food supply remains a critical priority"

Farm Life

Farming Matters: "In a densely populated and uncertain world, domestic food supply remains a critical priority"

Stephen Ramsden, a fourth-generation farm estate owner from North Yorkshire highlights the challenges and dilemmas faced by rural landowners

clock 04 July 2026 • 4 min read
Wallace Currie: "Agroecology has been quietly embedded within island life for generations"

Farm Life

Wallace Currie: "Agroecology has been quietly embedded within island life for generations"

Rural podcaster Wallace Currie recounts the journey he took around his home island the Isle of Arran for a new podcast series focusing on agroecology

clock 03 July 2026 • 6 min read
OPINION: Education is needed when kids ask questions like: 'Do you just chop the meat off and then it grows back?'

Education

OPINION: Education is needed when kids ask questions like: 'Do you just chop the meat off and then it grows back?'

After being on farm with hundreds of children, Emily Ashworth saw first-hand why farm-to-fork education is vital

clock 03 July 2026 • 1 min read
Opinion: We have to bring back our connection to food

Education

Opinion: We have to bring back our connection to food

Farmers Guardian digital editor Emily Ashworth on the public's lack of connection to food production and how education is key to reestablishing it

clock 03 July 2026 • 2 min read
Opinion: A busy week for Defra with SFI and CSHT announcements

Funding

Opinion: A busy week for Defra with SFI and CSHT announcements

Farmers Guardian deputy editor Alex Black discusses the latest announcements on farm funding

clock 03 July 2026 • 2 min read