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

clock 26 March 2026 • 1 min read
Farming in Five: Gov acts on fertiliser prices and BFA opens for entries
Farming in Five

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

clock 20 March 2026 • 1 min read
Farming in Five: Foot-and-mouth disease confirmed in Greece
Farming in Five

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

clock 19 March 2026 • 1 min read
Farming in Five: farmers unite for IHT High Court battle
Farming in Five

Farming in Five: farmers unite for IHT High Court battle

clock 18 March 2026 • 1 min read
Farming in Five: Hundreds of farmers Farmers highlight dangerous impact of animal welfare changes
Farming in Five

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

clock 13 March 2026 • 1 min read
Farming in Five: Farm worker facing homelessness after council blocks caravan plan
Farming in Five

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

clock 12 March 2026 • 1 min read
Latest News
Quality over quantity for sheep silage
Sheep

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.

clock 10 May 2026 • 6 min read
Collective action tackles scab across Welsh farms
Livestock

Collective action tackles scab across Welsh farms

A national push to tackle one of the sheep sector’s most persistent and costly diseases has delivered tangible results across Wales. Ellie Layton reports.

clock 05 May 2026 • 3 min read
UHF tags vital to future of UK farming, former NFUS president says
Farm Business

UHF tags vital to future of UK farming, former NFUS president says

Aberfeldy beef and sheep farmer Martin Kennedy has urged Defra to reconsider taking forward an industry-led approach to adopting ultra high frequency bovine electronic identification across the UK

clock 05 May 2026 • 8 min read
Farmer triumphs in bid to reduce UPFs in school meals
Farm Life

Farmer triumphs in bid to reduce UPFs in school meals

Should ultra-processed foods be banned in schools?

clock 04 May 2026 • 3 min read
Growers urged to take early action on water use
Weather

Growers urged to take early action on water use

The Environment Agency has urged farmers to plan ahead for irrigation

clock 04 May 2026 • 1 min read
Swinney's pledge to cap food prices will only hurt farmers
Farm Life

Swinney's pledge to cap food prices will only hurt farmers

Farmers said everyone wants food to be affordable, but it cannot be done at the expense of undermining the people who produce it

clock 04 May 2026 • 3 min read
"Together we are stronger" - UFU elects new presidential team
Politics

"Together we are stronger" - UFU elects new presidential team

clock 03 May 2026 • 3 min read
Farm staycations set for a strong summer as demand rises
Diversification

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

clock 03 May 2026 • 2 min read