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

Scottish pig sector is fighting for its future

NFU Scotland has called for immediate and coordinated action from Government, retailers and the supply chain

15 May 2026 • 2 min read

Iran War: Tenants caught in crossfire of Middle East conflict

TFA farm policy adviser Lynette Steel writes on how the Iran conflict is squeezing tenant farmers in the UK

15 May 2026 • 3 min read

What do Starmer's would-be successors offer farming?

As the pressure mounts on the Prime Minister, Farmers Guardian looks at the rural credentials of his main oppostion

15 May 2026 • 3 min read

'We have never been able to make it work properly' - Farmers First Wrexham abattoir decommissioned

EXCLUSIVE: Farmers Guardian understands all the key equipment has been stripped out, with some of it transferred to the Kenilworth site and the rest sold

15 May 2026 • 2 min read

Iran war: Farmers urged to prioritise fuel and prepare for 2027 shortages

The Central Association of Agricultural Valuers warns the UK will start feeling the impacts of the crisis in the Gulf so farmers need to prepare while Government need to keep the situation under close review

15 May 2026 • 2 min read

NFU Scotland call for 'urgent clarification' on grassland greening pause

Union tells Scots Gov to make position accusing First Minister of 'moving too far, too fast'

15 May 2026 • 2 min read

JCB plans another land speed record with its 1,600hp Hydromax

Twenty years on from its diesel-powered land speed record, JCB plans to return to the Bonneville Salt Flats with its hydrogen-powered Hydromax.

15 May 2026 • 5 min read

Pig and poultry farmers warned silence on welfare concerns fuels activist campaigns

Conference told 'the sectors were losing control of the public narrative on some issues such as euthanasia and water and air quality'

14 May 2026 • 2 min read