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From the editor: Judicial Review shows farmers' Inheritance Tax fight is not over

From the editor: Judicial Review shows farmers' Inheritance Tax fight is not over

This week from Farmers Guardian deputy editor Alex Black

Politics
Alex Black
Alex Black
clock 29 January 2026 • 2 min read
Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Caroline Voaden: "If we undermine British farming, we undermine our ability to feed the nation"

clock 29 January 2026 • 3 min read
Education

OPINION: Getting farming into schools seems highly possible now - and it could fix numerous issues across society

clock 28 January 2026 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus – Lewis Thomas: "I am proud to give back to the people and places that supported me"

clock 28 January 2026 • 2 min read
Young Farmers and Careers

Rural Education Matters: Olivia Shave – "If we want a future for farming, we have to teach it"

clock 27 January 2026 • 3 min read
Animal Health

Letters: "British farmers risk being abandoned again by animal welfare reform"

clock 27 January 2026 • 2 min read
Politics

From the editor: Geopolitics is once again dominating conversations

clock 26 January 2026 • 2 min read
In your field: James Robinson – "We keep following our football team however badly they are playing and we keep farming even when returns do not make it worthwhile"

In your field

In your field: James Robinson – "We keep following our football team however badly they are playing and we keep farming even when returns do not make it worthwhile"

clock 26 January 2026 • 3 min read
In your field: Helen Stanier – "When world markets fluctuate, it seems the farmer, not the processor or distributor, is expected to take on much of the financial risk"

In your field

In your field: Helen Stanier – "When world markets fluctuate, it seems the farmer, not the processor or distributor, is expected to take on much of the financial risk"

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 25 January 2026 • 3 min read
Dairy Talk - Ifan Roberts: "As much as it is painful to see such turbulence, there is nothing that quite focuses one's mind on-farm than when times are lean"

Dairy

Dairy Talk - Ifan Roberts: "As much as it is painful to see such turbulence, there is nothing that quite focuses one's mind on-farm than when times are lean"

Ifan Roberts is a new entrant who has established a contract farming agreement milking 500 block calving cows in Cheshire, and is aiming to improve the land farmed, encourage others to participate in the industry and deliver attractive returns to his stakeholders

clock 25 January 2026 • 3 min read