Opinion and blogs

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

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"

Politics
Chris Brayford
Chris Brayford
clock 11 September 2024 • 2 min read
Blogs

OPINION: The future of this industry depends on these young people

clock 10 September 2024 • 1 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Alexandra Godfrey: "Everyone has a place in the rural sector"

clock 09 September 2024 • 2 min read
In your field

In your field: Kate Rowell - "As with many farming couples, we are a team"

clock 08 September 2024 • 3 min read
Politics

Tom Tugendhat - Conservative Party leadership candidate: "The agricultural industry is the glue that binds our rural areas together"

clock 08 September 2024 • 3 min read
Politics

Mel Stride - Conservative Party leadership candidate: "I will constantly challenge Labour to ensure that our countryside is not concreted over"

clock 07 September 2024 • 8 min read
In your field

In your field: Amy Wilkinson - "One such fight saw me physically throw her over a chicken coop"

clock 07 September 2024 • 3 min read
From the editor: While politicians gear up for change, farming needs to keep reminding them of its vital role

Politics

From the editor: While politicians gear up for change, farming needs to keep reminding them of its vital role

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

clock 05 September 2024 • 2 min read
In your field: Dan Hawes - "It's only farmers who visit other farms on their day off"

In your field

In your field: Dan Hawes - "It's only farmers who visit other farms on their day off"

Dan Hawes grew up on an arable farm in Suffolk and now produces strawberry and raspberry plants for the UK fruit market with Blaise Plants, sister company to Hugh Lowe Farms, Kent. The business grows outside, under tunnels and in glasshouses and produces more than four million plants a year. The arable side includes environmental schemes, with a mix of wheat, oilseed rape, beans and barley crops

clock 05 September 2024 • 2 min read
Farming Matters: George Parkinson - "Housebuilding – a permanent loss of food production"

Environment

Farming Matters: George Parkinson - "Housebuilding – a permanent loss of food production"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Farmer and former lecturer at Myerscough College - George Parkinson

clock 04 September 2024 • 3 min read