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Opinion: What millions of viewers learned about farming on Saturday night

Young Farmers and Careers

Opinion: What millions of viewers learned about farming on Saturday night

Writing from his family's farm in Cumbria, Farmers Guardian's Tom Ryder discusses why the Hawkstone Farmers' Choir's Britain's Got Talent victory means far more to British agriculture than winning a TV competition

clock 01 June 2026 • 3 min read
Opinion: Farming is who you know not what you know

Shows & Sales

Opinion: Farming is who you know not what you know

Farmers Guardian livestock specialist Ellie Layton on the importance of connections within agriculture and how in one trip to a show a farmer can do six months' worth of business

clock 01 June 2026 • 2 min read
Kate Rowell: "It was a fantastic atmosphere with a roomful of amazing agricultural women"

Farm Life

Kate Rowell: "It was a fantastic atmosphere with a roomful of amazing agricultural women"

Farmers Guardian columnist Kate Rowell on lambing and winning a National Women in Agriculture Award

clock 01 June 2026 • 3 min read
Roger Evans: "I asked whether a cow that urinated on an electric fence would get a shock"

Dairy

Roger Evans: "I asked whether a cow that urinated on an electric fence would get a shock"

clock 31 May 2026 • 4 min read
Emma Robinson: "We decided to tick the Basic Payment Scheme box this year"

Farm Life

Emma Robinson: "We decided to tick the Basic Payment Scheme box this year"

Farmers Guardian columnist Emma Robinson on farm inspections, funding, weather implications and a new Welsh Government

clock 31 May 2026 • 3 min read
Dr Dolly van Tulleken: "We have ended up in a nonsensical food system, with small-scale abattoirs and farms closing at an alarming rate"

Livestock

Dr Dolly van Tulleken: "We have ended up in a nonsensical food system, with small-scale abattoirs and farms closing at an alarming rate"

Food and public health campaigner Dr Dolly van Tulleken on how abattoir loss is driving out small-scale meat production, and the resulting impact on food quality, biodiversity, animal welfare, supply chains and local economies

clock 30 May 2026 • 3 min read
Silas Hedley-Lawrence: "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the second best time is now"

Sustainable Farming

Silas Hedley-Lawrence: "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the second best time is now"

Prominent regenerative farmer and agroecological coach Silas Hedley-Lawrence on the benefits of shade for crops, livestock and overall soil health

clock 29 May 2026 • 6 min read
From the editor: Rural crime figures still an area of concern

Politics

From the editor: Rural crime figures still an area of concern

clock 29 May 2026 • 2 min read
OPINION: Farming needs a massive marketing campaign to showcase its value to public

Education

OPINION: Farming needs a massive marketing campaign to showcase its value to public

How does farming showcase how vital it is to wider society? Digital Editor Emily Ashworth reflects on a week of consumer-focused conferences

clock 29 May 2026 • 1 min read
OPINION: Will farmers ever vote for Labour again?

Politics

OPINION: Will farmers ever vote for Labour again?

Many have suggested abolishing Inheritance Tax would be a start to rebuilding a relationship with farmers, but will it be enough?

clock 29 May 2026 • 4 min read