Opinion and blogs

In your field: James and Isobel Wright - "This week, we found ourselves in Buckinghamshire alongside a hundred other farmers"

In your field: James and Isobel Wright - "This week, we found ourselves in Buckinghamshire alongside a hundred other farmers"

James and Isobel, with their two young children, recently bought their first farm, and plan to run beef and sheep over 13.8 hectares (34 acres), renting a further 44.5ha (110 acres). James works for tech firm Breedr as UK country manager. You can follow them on Twitter @jpbwfarm

In your field
James & Isobel Wright
clock 24 November 2025 • 2 min read
In your field

In your field: Dan Jones - "As one Argentinian farmer told me: 'Farm like we are going to be here forever'"

clock 23 November 2025 • 3 min read
Politics

From the editor: Farmers' fight for fairness must continue as Budget looms

clock 22 November 2025 • 2 min read
Livestock

Farming Matters - Adrian Fellows: "If reducing antibiotic use is our goal, shouldn't we make it easier for farmers to test solutions?

clock 22 November 2025 • 3 min read
Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Lizzie Hacking: "I met farmers battling not just the elements, but the brutal realities of war"

clock 21 November 2025 • 3 min read
Livestock

What are the benefits of regen livestock management to farmers?

clock 19 November 2025 • 5 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Lara Dicesare: "When you are doing what you love, you thrive"

clock 19 November 2025 • 4 min read
Letters: "Farming will never be prosperous without radical tax reform"

Farm Business

Letters: "Farming will never be prosperous without radical tax reform"

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Duncan Pickard, Balmullo, discusses the difficulties of turning a profit in agriculture

clock 18 November 2025 • 3 min read
In your field: James Robinson - "Come to Strickley, do a bit of team-building – by rescuing foolish farmers"

In your field

In your field: James Robinson - "Come to Strickley, do a bit of team-building – by rescuing foolish farmers"

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 17 November 2025 • 3 min read
In your field: Helen Stanier - "Support for British farming is still strong and it's encouraging to see greater interest for buying local"

In your field

In your field: Helen Stanier - "Support for British farming is still strong and it's encouraging to see greater interest for buying local"

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 16 November 2025 • 2 min read