Blogs

James Robinson on OFRC: "ORFC makes you a better person. It opens your mind; it grows connection."

Blogs

James Robinson on OFRC: "ORFC makes you a better person. It opens your mind; it grows connection."

After attending the Oxford Real Farming Conference, dairy farmer and Farmers Guardian columnist James Robinson talks about how the event helps to bring the industry together and encourage unity

clock 14 January 2025 • 4 min read
Patrick Holden: "Support cannot simply be for activities around the edges of farmland"

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Patrick Holden: "Support cannot simply be for activities around the edges of farmland"

Founder of the Sustainable Food Trust Patrick Holden said Steve Reed missed an opportunity to show more support for the industry in his speech at the Oxford Farming Conference

clock 13 January 2025 • 1 min read
Dairy Talk - Robert Reed: "I hope 2025 is the year that our Government realises that they need a farmer every single day to live and eat"

Dairy

Dairy Talk - Robert Reed: "I hope 2025 is the year that our Government realises that they need a farmer every single day to live and eat"

As with all farmers, the weather is one of our biggest influences on nearly everything we do

clock 11 January 2025 • 4 min read
OPINION: "It is vital that milk prices do remain firm throughout 2025 and beyond"

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OPINION: "It is vital that milk prices do remain firm throughout 2025 and beyond"

Farmers Guardian's livestock editor Katie Jones discusses the prospects for milk prices in 2025

clock 10 January 2025 • 1 min read
In your field: Emma Robinson - "The consumer is waking up to the traceability of food, but people have to realise supermarkets are convenience stores"

In your field

In your field: Emma Robinson - "The consumer is waking up to the traceability of food, but people have to realise supermarkets are convenience stores"

Emma and her family farm in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, milking 100 pedigree Holsteins and selling raw milk from the farmgate. They also run 300 North Country Mules. Emma is Monmouthshire NFU chair and volunteers with the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution

clock 02 January 2025 • 3 min read
OPINION: It may be difficult for farming to look ahead this New Year, but focus on what you can control

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OPINION: It may be difficult for farming to look ahead this New Year, but focus on what you can control

Farmers Guardian's online editor Emily Ashworth reflects on the last few months but urges the industry to remember the value of what farming does

clock 01 January 2025 • 2 min read
In your field: Amy Wilkinson - "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts"

In your field

In your field: Amy Wilkinson - "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts"

Amy works on her family’s tenanted farm at Halsall, Lancashire. Working mainly with her dad, Amy farms 285 hectares (704 acres) of arable crops and 550 beef cross cattle which are all reared through to finishing. You can follow her on Instagram @amygingewilkinson

clock 30 December 2024 • 3 min read
From the editor: "For hundreds of years and multiple generations, farming families have had to fight for their existence"

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From the editor: "For hundreds of years and multiple generations, farming families have had to fight for their existence"

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

clock 26 December 2024 • 2 min read
OPINION: "No farmer should be alone at Christmas"

Blogs

OPINION: "No farmer should be alone at Christmas"

"To the farmers who are working tirelessly and spending time alone this Christmas, try to find the courage to reach out – no farmer should be alone at Christmas"

clock 25 December 2024 • 1 min read
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