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Young Farmer Focus - Rhiannon Davies: "Farming and nature go hand in hand"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Rhiannon Davies: "Farming and nature go hand in hand"

"I have been farming as long as I can remember"

clock 24 December 2024 • 2 min read
Opinion: "Farming Minister starting to show clear frustrations"

Blogs

Opinion: "Farming Minister starting to show clear frustrations"

Farmers Guardian's Chief Reporter Rachael Brown discusses the Farming Minister's latest appearance as a guest speaker on a webinar hosted by Tenant Farmers Association

clock 23 December 2024 • 2 min read
Dairy Matters - Dr Emma Gregson: "How the Bovaer bother should bring us together on sustainability"

Dairy

Dairy Matters - Dr Emma Gregson: "How the Bovaer bother should bring us together on sustainability"

Dr Emma Gregson, environment manager at Dairy UK, discusses the importance of taking action to reduce methane emissions

clock 21 December 2024 • 4 min read
From the editor: "Rachel Reeves and her advisers would do well to go out and talk to the people who are experts in their field"

Politics

From the editor: "Rachel Reeves and her advisers would do well to go out and talk to the people who are experts in their field"

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

clock 20 December 2024 • 2 min read
View from the rostrum: Zanna Dennis - Farming has had a challenging year

Shows & Sales

View from the rostrum: Zanna Dennis - Farming has had a challenging year

Zanna Dennis looks ahead to 2025

clock 19 December 2024 • 3 min read
Emma Mosey - chair of the Farm Retail Association on the Budget: "Small businesses simply cannot stomach it, and many will close their doors"

Farm Business

Emma Mosey - chair of the Farm Retail Association on the Budget: "Small businesses simply cannot stomach it, and many will close their doors"

The Farm Retail Association (FRA) is a thriving network of farm shops, farmers markets, and pick-your-own businesses which was formed at Birmingham's Farmpick Conference in 1979

clock 19 December 2024 • 3 min read
Farming matters: Joe Evans - "This budget is not just bad for farmers – it is bad for everyone. It is irresponsible"

Politics

Farming matters: Joe Evans - "This budget is not just bad for farmers – it is bad for everyone. It is irresponsible"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: CLA vice-president Joe Evans

clock 18 December 2024 • 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Elin Meredith: "It is vital that young people remain in the industry because if not, hill farming traditions could be lost forever"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Elin Meredith: "It is vital that young people remain in the industry because if not, hill farming traditions could be lost forever"

"There is still a great deal of uncertainty about the future of agriculture in Wales"

clock 16 December 2024 • 2 min read
Annabel Makin-Jones - a fifth-generation farmer from Yorkshire on Inheritance Tax: "The Government needs to open its eyes to the realities of British farming"

Farm Business

Annabel Makin-Jones - a fifth-generation farmer from Yorkshire on Inheritance Tax: "The Government needs to open its eyes to the realities of British farming"

"The increase in National Insurance and minimum wage has cost my business an additional £385,000 overnight. We may be forced to sell the farm to pay the Inheritance Tax, which could bring an end to a family legacy that has been built over generations"

clock 16 December 2024 • 4 min read
Farmers Weather: Are we going to get a White Christmas? Here are the facts

Weather

Farmers Weather: Are we going to get a White Christmas? Here are the facts

This week's weather insight by Dr Simon Keeling

clock 14 December 2024 • 2 min read