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View from the Rostrum - Will Alexander: "The next lot was a silk nightie. 'Model it, Will,' they shouted"

Shows & Sales

View from the Rostrum - Will Alexander: "The next lot was a silk nightie. 'Model it, Will,' they shouted"

Auctioneer at Bentham Auction Mart, Will Alexander discusses the state of current trade

clock 29 January 2026 • 3 min read
From the editor: Judicial Review shows farmers' Inheritance Tax fight is not over

Politics

From the editor: Judicial Review shows farmers' Inheritance Tax fight is not over

This week from Farmers Guardian deputy editor Alex Black

clock 29 January 2026 • 2 min read
EXCLUSIVE - Caroline Voaden: "If we undermine British farming, we undermine our ability to feed the nation"

Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Caroline Voaden: "If we undermine British farming, we undermine our ability to feed the nation"

South Devon MP Caroline Voaden writes on why the Government's recent uplift to Inheritance Tax thresholds still fails to scratch the surface for family farms

clock 29 January 2026 • 3 min read
OPINION: Getting farming into schools seems highly possible now - and it could fix numerous issues across society

Education

OPINION: Getting farming into schools seems highly possible now - and it could fix numerous issues across society

Farming and food education in schools is not an option but a necessity, says FG's digital editor Emily Ashworth. Here, she reflects on the education panel discussion at this year's LAMMA show

clock 28 January 2026 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus – Lewis Thomas: "I am proud to give back to the people and places that supported me"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus – Lewis Thomas: "I am proud to give back to the people and places that supported me"

Lewis Thomas, 17, is owner of Chickwood Poultry. He is from Coed Cyw Fawr Farm in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire

clock 28 January 2026 • 2 min read
Rural Education Matters: Olivia Shave – "If we want a future for farming, we have to teach it"

Young Farmers and Careers

Rural Education Matters: Olivia Shave – "If we want a future for farming, we have to teach it"

Eco Ewe founder Olivia Shave on taking food and farming education from LAMMA to Westminster – and turning conversation into consequence

clock 27 January 2026 • 3 min read
Letters: "British farmers risk being abandoned again by animal welfare reform"

Animal Health

Letters: "British farmers risk being abandoned again by animal welfare reform"

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Ex-pig farmer John Walmsley, Blackburn, warns that higher welfare laws could once again undercut British farmers if trade protections are not enforced

clock 27 January 2026 • 2 min read
From the editor: Geopolitics is once again dominating conversations

Politics

From the editor: Geopolitics is once again dominating conversations

This week from Farmers Guardian deputy editor Alex Black

clock 26 January 2026 • 2 min read
In your field: James Robinson – "We keep following our football team however badly they are playing and we keep farming even when returns do not make it worthwhile"

In your field

In your field: James Robinson – "We keep following our football team however badly they are playing and we keep farming even when returns do not make it worthwhile"

clock 26 January 2026 • 3 min read
In your field: Helen Stanier – "When world markets fluctuate, it seems the farmer, not the processor or distributor, is expected to take on much of the financial risk"

In your field

In your field: Helen Stanier – "When world markets fluctuate, it seems the farmer, not the processor or distributor, is expected to take on much of the financial risk"

Helen is a fifth-generation farmer who farms with her parents, David and Anne Shaw, husband, Craig, and their children, Alfred and Hattie, at Grey Leys Farm in the Vale of York. The farm comprises 162 hectares (400 acres) of grass, maize and wholecrop for the herd of 240 pedigree Jersey cows and more than 200 followers

clock 25 January 2026 • 3 min read