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

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

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Sarah Dyke, Liberal Democrat Rural Affairs spokesperson and MP for Glastonbury and Somerton

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Sarah Dyke
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

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

clock 08 April 2026 • 3 min read
Politics

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

clock 08 April 2026 • 3 min read
Politics

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

clock 07 April 2026 • 1 min read
Politics

Scottish Election 2026 - Jim Fairlie: "We cannot rely on Westminster to get it right for rural Scotland"

clock 06 April 2026 • 4 min read
Politics

What do the 2026 Inheritance Tax changes mean for farming families?

clock 06 April 2026 • 3 min read
In your field: James Robinson – "Everyone who has camped so far at Strickley has been incredibly respectful of the farm and its wildlife"

In your field

In your field: James Robinson – "Everyone who has camped so far at Strickley has been incredibly respectful of the farm and its wildlife"

James farms Dairy Shorthorns east of Kendal, Cumbria, with his parents Kathleen and Henry, wife Michelle and sons Robert and Chris. The fifth generation to farm at Strickley, he is also vice-chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network

clock 06 April 2026 • 3 min read
In your field: Helen Stanier – "It's been extremely encouraging to see so much of a buzz around increased consumer demand for whole milk"

In your field

In your field: Helen Stanier – "It's been extremely encouraging to see so much of a buzz around increased consumer demand for whole milk"

Helen is a fifth-generation farmer who farms with her parents, David and Anne Shaw, husband, Craig, and their children, Alfred and Hattie, at Grey Leys Farm in the Vale of York. The farm comprises 162 hectares (400 acres) of grass, maize and wholecrop for the herd of 240 pedigree Jersey cows and more than 200 followers

clock 05 April 2026 • 2 min read
Roger Evans: "A conversation about JCBs can be quite disconcerting"

Dairy

Roger Evans: "A conversation about JCBs can be quite disconcerting"

This month, Roger Evans talks about visiting Scotland, his car journeys there and some highlights from his various holidays there

clock 05 April 2026 • 3 min read