Blogs

Farmers Guardian head of livestock reflects on the value of shows for both farmers and the general public

FG columnist Helen Stanier on women in farming, going back to college and her cows attending a wedding

FG columnist and Cumbrian dairy farmer James Robinson on the importance of hedges and diversity in farming

The agricultural industry is forced to fire fight once again as the mainstream media pounces on the new glyphosate row

With challenging swings in weather, Farmers Guardian head of arable Ash Ellwood, ponders what a 'normal' season looks like, and if there is such a thing?

This week from the Farmers Guardian editor Katie Jones

Nicola is a third-generation farmer from Aberdeenshire. Alongside her dad, George, she farms 560 hectares (1,400 acres) with 240 Simmental-cross suckler cows and 1,000 Scotch Mule ewes and a small acreage of spring barley, forage rape and neeps to feed the livestock. She is also known as @livestock_farmher on social media where she gives her view of farming life

Roger Nicholson farms with his sons Dave, Robert and Richard at the heavily diversified Cannon Hall Farm, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, which has hosted various Channel 5 series including Springtime on the Farm. Roger, 83, says he has no plans to retire just yet

Head of arable Ash Ellwood shares one of her key takeaway messages from the Cultivate rural leadership conference that took place on April 29

Surely farmers deserve more than a cursory letter when faced with a loss of livelihood