Opinion and blogs

In your field - Emma Robinson: "He had been a farmer all his life and loved it and was still driving the combine into his late 80s"

In your field - Emma Robinson: "He had been a farmer all his life and loved it and was still driving the combine into his late 80s"

Emma and her family farm in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, milking 100 pedigree Holsteins and selling raw milk from the farmgate. They also run 300 North Country Mules. Emma is Monmouthshire NFU chair and volunteers with the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution

In your field
Emma Robinson
clock 06 September 2025 • 2 min read
Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Robbie Moore on the NFYFC grant: "The stories coming to me from YFC members are heartbreaking"

clock 05 September 2025 • 3 min read
Politics

From the editor: Changing of the seasons a good time to reflect

clock 05 September 2025 • 2 min read
Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Ann Davies: "If we lose the land that feeds us, we lose far more than just fields"

clock 04 September 2025 • 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Caitlan Senior: "Farming is more than a career"

clock 03 September 2025 • 2 min read
Shows & Sales

View from the Rostrum - Matthew Probert: "UK farmers are made of tough stuff and will not be beaten"

clock 02 September 2025 • 2 min read
In your field

In your field - Helen Stanier: "We could smell the smoke from the fires on Langdale Moor and our thoughts are with all the farmers and families affected"

clock 01 September 2025 • 2 min read
In your field - Roger Nicholson: "I'm surprised the Government aren't incentivising farm businesses to grow and diversify"

In your field

In your field - Roger Nicholson: "I'm surprised the Government aren't incentivising farm businesses to grow and diversify"

Roger Nicholson farms with his family at the heavily diversified Cannon Hall Farm, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, which has sparked various Channel 5 series including 'Springtime on the Farm'. Roger, 81, farms with his sons Dave and Robert and says he has no plans to retire just yet

clock 31 August 2025 • 4 min read
Farming Matters - Amie Burke: "Why should you consider a career in food and farming?"

Careers

Farming Matters - Amie Burke: "Why should you consider a career in food and farming?"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Amie Burke, learning engagement lead at the Institute of Grocery Distribution

clock 30 August 2025 • 3 min read
Road to regen: Silas Hedley-Lawrence - "Nature wants to do the hard work for us, we just need to get out of her way"

Blogs

Road to regen: Silas Hedley-Lawrence - "Nature wants to do the hard work for us, we just need to get out of her way"

Silas Hedley–Lawrence is a farmer, coach and consultant with a decade of hands-on experience in regenerative agriculture. With a background rooted in both commercial and direct selling models, he champions lean, profitable farming systems that increase biodiversity and soil health. Silas is an Integrity Soils trained agroecological coach from the Yellowstone 2024 cohort

clock 29 August 2025 • 5 min read