Farming in Five

Listen to the latest daily farming news update from the Farmers Guardian news team

26 March 2026 • 1 min read

Farming in Five: Gov acts on fertiliser prices and BFA opens for entries

20 March 2026 • 1 min read

Farming in Five: Foot-and-mouth disease confirmed in Greece

19 March 2026 • 1 min read

Farming in Five: farmers unite for IHT High Court battle

18 March 2026 • 1 min read

Farming in Five: Hundreds of farmers Farmers highlight dangerous impact of animal welfare changes

13 March 2026 • 1 min read

Farming in Five: Farm worker facing homelessness after council blocks caravan plan

12 March 2026 • 1 min read

Quality over quantity for sheep silage

Conversations around silage often tend to focus on cattle, but advisors are reminding sheep farmers that quality fodder is key. Ellie Layton reports.

10 May 2026 • 6 min read

Farm staycations set for a strong summer as demand rises

Farmers offering holiday accommodation are set to benefit from a surge in UK staycations this summer, as rising costs and global uncertainty drive more households to holiday closer to home

03 May 2026 • 2 min read

Producers warn of IHT's risks to cider making

Ministers have been urged to take meaningful action to help safeguard the cider industry from the unpopular family farm tax

03 May 2026 • 2 min read

NSA members bring sheep farming into the classroom

The association has encouraged farmers to bridge the gap between farm and fork/fabric by engaging with pupils to help develop a better understanding of farming and the countryside

02 May 2026 • 2 min read

Welsh farmers work with community to rediscover the value of 'worthless' mountain wool

A group of Llangollen farmers began a 10-year mission to discover alternate uses for the coarse wool with the help of local spinner Gill Britten

02 May 2026 • 5 min read

Public warned to be aware of 'extreme' wildfire risk this bank holiday weekend

Scottish land managers have urged responsible access to the countryside

02 May 2026 • 2 min read

It is crazy English farm payments do not actively support farmers to produce food, says Lib Dem leader

Sir Ed Davey has called for the Government to back British farmers hammered by spiking costs

01 May 2026 • 2 min read

Peer Network launches for neurodivergent people connected to rural life

The community connects neurodivergent people together, aiming to reduce isolation in rural spaces

01 May 2026 • 1 min read