Opinion and blogs

In Your Field: Dan Hawes - 'We need cold weather to transition the plants'

In Your Field: Dan Hawes - 'We need cold weather to transition the plants'

Dan Hawes grew up on an arable farm in Suffolk and now produces strawberry and raspberry plants for the UK fruit market with Blaise Plants, sister company to Hugh Lowe Farms, Kent

Farm Life
Farmers Guardian
clock 08 November 2024 • 2 min read
Lest We Forget

Opinion: "As Remembrance Day approaches on Sunday, there is no better time to focus on what happens when the country forgets about feeding itself"

clock 08 November 2024 • 2 min read
Politics

From the editor: "Lack of understanding not only threatens the viability of family businesses, but also the Government's own ambitions on health and the environment"

clock 07 November 2024 • 2 min read
In your field

In your field: Alan Carter - "Family farms are special... I realise I am only in this position because of the hard work of previous generations"

clock 06 November 2024 • 3 min read
Dairy

Philip Kirkpatrick: "I think there will be a lot more land coming to the market"

clock 06 November 2024 • 5 min read
Farm Life

In your field: Dan Jones - 'I feel a renewed sense of confidence in the future'

clock 02 November 2024 • 2 min read
Shows & Sales

View from the rostrum: Laura Millar - Showcasing world-class livestock

clock 31 October 2024 • 3 min read
From the editor: Budget shows 'tax and succession planning is now even more critical' for farm businesses

Politics

From the editor: Budget shows 'tax and succession planning is now even more critical' for farm businesses

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

clock 31 October 2024 • 2 min read
OPINION: Has Rachel Reeves really stuck a nail in the coffin of UK farmers?

Politics

OPINION: Has Rachel Reeves really stuck a nail in the coffin of UK farmers?

Accountant Rob Hitch, of Dodd and Co, discusses the impact of the Chancellor's Budget on farmers

clock 31 October 2024 • 2 min read
View from the rostrum: Ian Atkinson - Autumn sheep sales were a highlight

Shows & Sales

View from the rostrum: Ian Atkinson - Autumn sheep sales were a highlight

Ian Atkinson on this year's strong sales

clock 30 October 2024 • 3 min read