Opinion and blogs

In Your Field: James and Isobel Wright - 'Being a typical British event, it rained all day'

In Your Field: James and Isobel Wright - 'Being a typical British event, it rained all day'

We had a surprise invitation to the coronation of King Charles III and were able to join 40 other farmers and supporters of the Princes Countryside Fund to sit at the Grandstand in front of Buckingham Palace.

In your field
Erin Wilson
clock 27 May 2023 • 1 min read
In your field

In Your Field: Dan Jones - 'As I always say, there are two ways to ride a roller coaster'

clock 27 May 2023 • 3 min read

This Month on the Family Farm: Quitting my job to work full time on the farm - scary but exciting times ahead

clock 26 May 2023 • 5 min read
Politics

Mark Spencer: Upping support for tenant farmers has been one of my driving missions

clock 26 May 2023 • 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmers Focus: George Ellis - 'It has been a massive challenge learning the farm by scratch and making management decisions'

clock 26 May 2023 • 2 min read
Dairy

Dairy Matters: Ways dairy farmers can approach the magnitude of the net zero journey

clock 25 May 2023 • 4 min read
Dairy

Dairy Talk: Dan Burdett - 'The challenge for us is to maintain a productive and, most importantly, profitable farm'

clock 23 May 2023 • 3 min read
Dairy Talk: Becky Fenton - The most recent escapades have been staff-related problems

Livestock

Dairy Talk: Becky Fenton - The most recent escapades have been staff-related problems

One of our good friends once said to us: You should write a book on your farming life. This was mainly due to all our mishaps, bad luck and sometimes stupidity. So I suppose this column gives me the opportunity to keep a note of it all.

clock 23 May 2023 • 3 min read
Farming Matters: Heather Hancock - Like me, King Charles sees tremendous opportunities ahead for family farms

Farming Matters: Heather Hancock - Like me, King Charles sees tremendous opportunities ahead for family farms

Heather Hancock is chair of trustees for The Princes Countryside Fund.

clock 23 May 2023 • 3 min read
Farming Matters: Phil Christopher - 'Work together, set up producer organisations'

Farming Matters: Phil Christopher - 'Work together, set up producer organisations'

With thanks to the National Pig Association, its March magazine begs an important question or two about business psustainability™ for farmers in all livestock or crop sectors.

clock 23 May 2023 • 4 min read