Opinion and blogs

Roger Evans: "That cheque, that arrived in December, used to bring with it a lot of comfort"

Roger Evans: "That cheque, that arrived in December, used to bring with it a lot of comfort"

The big story since I last wrote has to be the decline in the number of dairy farmers. Just to put it into some sort of perspective, when we started First Milk I think we had 3,500 members

Dairy
Roger Evans
clock 20 September 2024 • 3 min read
Blogs

Sheep farmer James Rebanks turns down Defra role invite: "I cannot be complicit in the breaking of promises to farmers that I strongly believe ought to be kept"

clock 19 September 2024 • 1 min read
Dairy

Dairy Talk - Robert Reed: "Sir Brian's main focus obviously would be to protect the badgers"

clock 18 September 2024 • 4 min read
Dairy

Dairy Matters: "TB - There is no end in sight for farmers, they are expected to just live with this"

clock 18 September 2024 • 6 min read
Blogs

Exclusive: Daniel Zeichner - Farming Minister - "The policy of this Government is to support and celebrate your work; to tell the brilliant story of British farming overseas; and seek trade deals which open up opportunities for you, rather than selling you down the river"

clock 17 September 2024 • 2 min read
Environment

Farming Matters: John Thorley - "Anti-meat-eaters hold centre stage, identifying meat production as barbarism"

clock 17 September 2024 • 3 min read
Diversification

'Clarkson's Clause': Does it make diversification easier for farmers?

clock 14 September 2024 • 5 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Evie Winston: "Unfortunately, Britain's wet weather only gets wetter"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Evie Winston: "Unfortunately, Britain's wet weather only gets wetter"

Evie Winston, 17, works for land drainage company BPG Contractors, and she is from Oldham in Greater Manchester

clock 12 September 2024 • 2 min read
From the editor: Defra underspend cannot be allowed to justify cuts

Politics

From the editor: Defra underspend cannot be allowed to justify cuts

This week from Farmers Guardian's Head of News and Business Alex Black

clock 11 September 2024 • 2 min read
James Cleverly - Conservative Party leadership candidate: "The primary function of farming is food production, we must never forget that"

Politics

James Cleverly - Conservative Party leadership candidate: "The primary function of farming is food production, we must never forget that"

"More extreme weather will make farming more challenging, so we must continue to support our farmers to produce enough food whilst also rewarding sustainable practices which ensure we reduce emissions"

clock 11 September 2024 • 2 min read