Opinion and blogs

In your field: Helen Stanier - "I aim to show there are opportunities for all in agriculture and break down barriers to entry."

In your field: Helen Stanier - "I aim to show there are opportunities for all in agriculture and break down barriers to entry."

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.

In your field
Farmers Guardian
clock 10 June 2024 • 2 min read
In your field

In your field: James Robinson - "Pupils that sometimes struggle in a classroom environment often excel when they are outdoors in nature"

clock 07 June 2024 • 3 min read
Politics

Anas Sarwar - Scottish Labour Party leader: "Farmers have a vital stake in Scotland's future"

clock 07 June 2024 • 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Lois Campbell: "There is a place in agriculture for everyone"

clock 07 June 2024 • 3 min read
Blogs

From the editor: Meaningful change in farming industry only possible by working together

clock 06 June 2024 • 2 min read
Politics

Letters: "Rishi Sunak did not highlight the detrimental effects of Brexit on farming"

clock 06 June 2024 • 1 min read
Livestock

Letters: Grateful to be out of wool trade

clock 05 June 2024 • 2 min read
Farming matters: Phil Latham - "Government sees food security as a fantasy spectre"

Politics

Farming matters: Phil Latham - "Government sees food security as a fantasy spectre"

There are times when you wonder what you are doing it all for

clock 04 June 2024 • 3 min read
In your field: Kate Beavan - "It can be difficult finding a healthy work-life balance on the farm"

In your field

In your field: Kate Beavan - "It can be difficult finding a healthy work-life balance on the farm"

Kate farms alongside her husband Jim on their farm near Abergavenny, Monmouthshire. Farming 122 hectares (300 acres), the main enterprise consists of 800 breeding ewes and cider made on-site from their orchards. She is a mum of two, runs Kate’s Country School on-farm and is the woodland creation officer for Stump Up For Trees

clock 03 June 2024 • 2 min read
In your field: Ian Garnett - "It was so good to see the young people in our area so interested in farming"

In your field

In your field: Ian Garnett - "It was so good to see the young people in our area so interested in farming"

Ian farms in partnership with his family near Knutsford, Cheshire. They manage 700 commercial pedigree Holstein/Friesians on 445 hectares (1,100 acres). Replacements are homereared and cows are on a composite system. Ian is a representative for Sainsbury’s Dairy Development Group and sits on the AHDB Genetics Advisory Forum

clock 03 June 2024 • 2 min read