Opinion and blogs

Rural Education Matters: Olivia Shave - "Embed farming, food and sustainability across subjects, not as a standalone topic"

Rural Education Matters: Olivia Shave - "Embed farming, food and sustainability across subjects, not as a standalone topic"

Olivia Shave, founder of Eco Ewe and campaigner for food and farming education in schools, explains why embedding these topics onto the national curriculum is essential for public health, the environment and future generations

Young Farmers and Careers
Olivia Shave
clock 26 November 2025 • 4 min read
Arable

Crop walk with Simon Nelson - 'Making the best of benign conditions'

clock 25 November 2025 • 2 min read
Livestock

Letters: "New QMS assurance standards are the most practical and farmer-focused in decades"

clock 25 November 2025 • 2 min read
In your field

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

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

Politics

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

Conservative Rural Forum chair Lizzie Hacking has written about her recent visit to Ukraine, the challenges Ukrainian farmers face fighting Russia's Vladimir Putin, and why the UK Government should extend tariff-free access for Ukrainian poultry and egg meats until 2029

clock 21 November 2025 • 3 min read
What are the benefits of regen livestock management to farmers?

Livestock

What are the benefits of regen livestock management to farmers?

Vet Lee-Anne Oliver, founder of the UK's first vet-led regenerative farming service Ruminant Revival, believes farmers can benefit financially from taking a more holistic approach to livestock management

clock 19 November 2025 • 5 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Lara Dicesare: "When you are doing what you love, you thrive"

Young Farmer Focus

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

Congleton farmer Lara Dicesare is this year's Dairy Queen and chair of Macclesfield YFC, showing that when you really love something, you will excel in it

clock 19 November 2025 • 4 min read