Opinion and blogs

OPINION: Stock judging is a key part of YFC

OPINION: Stock judging is a key part of YFC

It may be one of the more traditional competitions in YFC, but livestock reporter Ellie Layton still believes stock judging still firmly holds its place in the modern world of YFC.

Livestock
Ellie Layton
clock 13 April 2026 • 1 min read
Education

OPINION: New entrant or fifth generation – why is the farming education conversation so divisive?

clock 13 April 2026 • 2 min read
Politics

EXCLUSIVE - George Dunn on IHT: 'Gov could have used a consultation to pause for thought about its moral responsibility towards the elderly and terminally ill'

clock 13 April 2026 • 4 min read
Blogs

In your field: James Wright - "We lose 24 years of official TB-free status"

clock 13 April 2026 • 2 min read
Blogs

In your field: Dan Jones - "Like any sensible farmer, I've been doing some cattle window shopping"

clock 12 April 2026 • 3 min read
Blogs

Farming Matters: Sarah Dyke MP - 'Farmers make hard choices to protect communities'

clock 11 April 2026 • 3 min read
Politics

From the editor: A glimmer of hope, but uncertainty remains the watchword

clock 09 April 2026 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Molly Strawbridge: "RAU was more than a uni; it was a community"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Molly Strawbridge: "RAU was more than a uni; it was a community"

Worcestershire based Molly Strawbridge has been captivated by the natural world for as long as she can remember, now she is working towards a level 5 Chartered Management Institute qualification

clock 08 April 2026 • 3 min read
Welsh Election 2026 - Llyr Gruffydd: "It is time for a rural reset. Plaid Cymru will back our family farms"

Politics

Welsh Election 2026 - Llyr Gruffydd: "It is time for a rural reset. Plaid Cymru will back our family farms"

Llyr Gruffydd writes on how Plaid Cymru will deliver a new era of putting farming and rural policy at the heart of Welsh Government if it wins the Senedd Election

clock 08 April 2026 • 3 min read
Letters: "Our own human food supply is continuing to decline at an alarming rate"

Politics

Letters: "Our own human food supply is continuing to decline at an alarming rate"

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Stephen Ramsden questions whether a recent BBC programme fairly represented the debate around lab-grown meat

clock 07 April 2026 • 1 min read