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Ben Briggs

Ben Briggs

Group publisher and editor in chief of Agriconnect

Ben Briggs is the group publisher and editor in chief of Agriconnect, overseeing the media business and titles such as Farmers Guardian, Dairy Farmer and Arable Farming. Editor of FG from 2016-2023, he has been with the business since 2010. From a farming background, he has more than 20 years' experience in journalism and is a former chair of the British Guild of Agricultural Journalists.

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Articles by Ben Briggs

From the editor: Ben Briggs - Carbon calculations yet to add up for farming's key players

From the editor: Ben Briggs - Carbon calculations yet to add up for farming's key players

For some in the farming industry Groundswell is agriculture’s equivalent of Glastonbury - a vast melding of ideals, from regenerative farming concepts, to meditation tents and everywhere in between.

clock 01 July 2022 • 2 min read
Carbon is a marketable commodity, just like milk or meat

Farm Business

Carbon is a marketable commodity, just like milk or meat

Action was needed to enable farmers to properly benefit from the emerging carbon market, the Chartered Association of Agricultural Valuers (CAAV) conference was told.

clock 01 July 2022 • 2 min read
Farming charities could see surge in demand

Farm Life

Farming charities could see surge in demand

Farming charities could see a surge in demand as the reality of policy change and soaring inputs starts to hit home, sector chiefs have warned.

clock 19 June 2022 • 2 min read
From the editor: Back British farmers to keep the nation fed

From the editor: Back British farmers to keep the nation fed

As the Government Food Strategy a tacit acknowledgement of the importance of domestic food security by Ministers? 

clock 17 June 2022 • 2 min read
From the editor: Ben Briggs - 'Balancing act required between farm profitability and food affordability'

Farm Life

From the editor: Ben Briggs - 'Balancing act required between farm profitability and food affordability'

Filling up at the petrol or diesel pumps has never been an enjoyable experience, but this year has seen it become downright painful. With the cost of filling a 50-litre fuel tank dangerously close to £100, it is putting mounting pressure on people’s personal finances.

clock 10 June 2022 • 2 min read
Farming at the heart of reinvigorated Royal Lancashire Show

Farming at the heart of reinvigorated Royal Lancashire Show

Thanks to a dedicated team of volunteers, things are looking up for the Royal Lancashire Show. Ben Briggs spoke to key players to find out more.

clock 07 June 2022 • 5 min read
From the editor: Ben Briggs - British farming will pay tribute to its greatest supporter

Farm Life

From the editor: Ben Briggs - British farming will pay tribute to its greatest supporter

For 70 years, Queen Elizabeth has led this country with dignity and pride and her reign has coincided with the utter transformation of agriculture and wider society.

clock 03 June 2022 • 2 min read
From the editor: There is a desperate need for Government to engage within the economic realities

Farm Business

From the editor: There is a desperate need for Government to engage within the economic realities

Farmers Guardian’s #FarmingCAN campaign has sought to place agriculture in the context of wider rural growth and prosperity since it launched last year.

clock 29 April 2022 • 2 min read
From the editor: As visitor numbers increase, respect remains a key issue

Farm Life

From the editor: As visitor numbers increase, respect remains a key issue

As green shoots literally reappear and multiply amidst the UK’s farmland hedges and woodland, so too will visitors and day trippers re-emerge en mass this Easter weekend as the countryside once again gears up for an influx of people.

clock 15 April 2022 • 2 min read
From the editor: Uplands in need of greater respect in farm policy transition

Farm Life

From the editor: Uplands in need of greater respect in farm policy transition

IN the limbo land of agricultural policy transition, upland farmers are watching events unfold with greater apprehension than many others.

clock 31 March 2022 • 2 min read
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