Opinion and blogs

Iran war - George Eustice: "We need to think about national resilience first and foremost"

Iran war - George Eustice: "We need to think about national resilience first and foremost"

Former Defra Secretary George Eustice draws on his experience of dealing with price shocks during war in Ukraine to offer some long-term solutions which could help UK farmers contending with challenges from war in the Middle East

Farm Business
George Eustice
clock 22 April 2026 • 4 min read
Dairy

OPINION: Extending environmental permitting to the dairy sector is both unfair and unfeasible

clock 22 April 2026 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Robert Machin: "Forage is the foundation of a successful system"

clock 22 April 2026 • 3 min read
Machinery

OPINION: Translating the value of tech into income is a tougher sell

clock 21 April 2026 • 1 min read
Livestock

OPINION: A stubborn ewe and a short fuse – lambing time fun

clock 21 April 2026 • 2 min read
Environment

Letters: "Hill farming's role in our traditional integrated agricultural system needs recognition"

clock 21 April 2026 • 2 min read
Education

OPINION: Gov changes to school meals is half the battle – farming education is the other

clock 20 April 2026 • 3 min read
OPINION: Stepping into the rostrum made clear that the job is best left to the professionals

Livestock

OPINION: Stepping into the rostrum made clear that the job is best left to the professionals

A keen market attender, livestock reporter Ellie Layton gave auctioneering a go in a YFC competition this weekend, giving her a whole new appreciation for what it takes to be an auctioneer

clock 20 April 2026 • 2 min read
McDonald's Progressive Young Farmer: Ashleigh Yates – "Young Farmers gave me exposure to agriculture, opening a door into an industry I hadn't considered before"

Young Farmers and Careers

McDonald's Progressive Young Farmer: Ashleigh Yates – "Young Farmers gave me exposure to agriculture, opening a door into an industry I hadn't considered before"

As part of an exclusive 12-month blog for Farmers Guardian, the new cohort of youngsters on the McDonald's Progressive Young Farmer programme talk about their hopes for the future and the impact they can make. This month we hear from Ashleigh Yates, from Kent

clock 20 April 2026 • 4 min read
In your field: Alan Carter – "After six months of being bovine TB-free, we are back under restrictions on-farm"

In your field

In your field: Alan Carter – "After six months of being bovine TB-free, we are back under restrictions on-farm"

Alan Carter farms in partnership with his parents, Paul and Christine, on a 162 hectare (400-acre), 400-cow dairy unit at Constantine, Cornwall, with 130 milking cows, supplying Saputo. Alan, also a Parish Councillor, and his wife Sarah, have two children, Ross and Dana

clock 20 April 2026 • 3 min read