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Emily Ashworth

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From the editor: The Government will not back down, but neither will farmers

Politics

From the editor: The Government will not back down, but neither will farmers

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

clock 20 February 2025 • 2 min read
Lambing 2025: Everything you need to know for a successful lambing season

Livestock

Lambing 2025: Everything you need to know for a successful lambing season

Advice, insights and stories straight from UK farms – this is your lambing guide for 2025

clock 18 February 2025 • 1 min read
Gov says IHT will help drive NHS waiting lists down, but farming should be part of the national health plan

Politics

Gov says IHT will help drive NHS waiting lists down, but farming should be part of the national health plan

This week from Farmers Guardian's online editor Emily Ashworth

clock 14 February 2025 • 2 min read
From the editor: Labour may well be tone deaf to farmers' plight, as Daniel Zeichner let slip this week, but even Sir Keir could not tune out protest noise

Politics

From the editor: Labour may well be tone deaf to farmers' plight, as Daniel Zeichner let slip this week, but even Sir Keir could not tune out protest noise

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

clock 13 February 2025 • 2 min read
FARMER PROTEST UPDATES: We will 'keep going until we win' says organiser as 1,400 tractors crowd Parliament

Politics

FARMER PROTEST UPDATES: We will 'keep going until we win' says organiser as 1,400 tractors crowd Parliament

NFU president Tom Bradshaw tells farmers to 'stand loud and proud make their voices heard'

clock 10 February 2025 • 5 min read
Scottish family on This Farming Life aim to showcase the good, the bad and the ugly

Farm Life

Scottish family on This Farming Life aim to showcase the good, the bad and the ugly

One of TV’s most well-loved farming shows, This Farming Life, has returned to our screens, and the Thomson family are hoping it will demonstrate the realities of agriculture

clock 31 January 2025 • 4 min read
Careers: Top industry advice for new entrant farmers - "Get as much practical experience as you can"

Young Farmers and Careers

Careers: Top industry advice for new entrant farmers - "Get as much practical experience as you can"

Ahead of Farmers Guardian's free webinar for new entrants, here are some top pieces of advice from farmers hoping to help and encourage those starting out on their journey

clock 27 January 2025 • 2 min read
Kaleb Cooper supports petition to get farming into schools

Young Farmers and Careers

Kaleb Cooper supports petition to get farming into schools

The Clarkson's Farm star showed his support for agricultural education and said he is 'passionate about highlighting how important farming is to all'

clock 27 January 2025 • 1 min read
From social care to agriculture - new entrant pursues farming dream and finds her own farm

Young Farmers and Careers

From social care to agriculture - new entrant pursues farming dream and finds her own farm

New entrant farmer Sarah Clulow found a passion for farming later in life and has slowly worked towards setting up her own business, Bernard's Farm

clock 24 January 2025 • 7 min read
Students speak up for farming's future: "We need to get farming into schools"

Young Farmers and Careers

Students speak up for farming's future: "We need to get farming into schools"

In this Save Britain's Family Farms campaign special straight from Myerscough College campus, five students, who are all studying agriculture and have the passion and determination to take the sector forward, share their views on the Autumn Budget

clock 21 January 2025 • 5 min read