Opinion and blogs

Hannah Jackson: My view from 10 Downing Street at the Farm to Fork Summit

Hannah Jackson: My view from 10 Downing Street at the Farm to Fork Summit

Having been invited to the Farm to Fork Summit, Hannah Jackson, AKA The Red Shepherdess, reflects on the day

Politics
Emily Ashworth
clock 20 May 2024 • 2 min read
Environment

Farming matters: Annie Williams - "Is food security forgotten in the net zero agenda?"

clock 19 May 2024 • 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Hannah Buisman: "It is vital that farmers know how to lead teams and their businesses"

clock 17 May 2024 • 3 min read
Dairy

Roger Evans: "Politicians have inflicted pain and suffering of TB on farmers for years because of their dogma"

clock 17 May 2024 • 4 min read
In your field

In your field: Dan Hawes - "The shorts have been out more in the past few days than the whole of 2024"

clock 16 May 2024 • 2 min read
Blogs

From the editor: Long term pledges at Farm to Fork Summit, but what about the here and now?

clock 16 May 2024 • 2 min read
Politics

What could the delay of the Sustainable Farming Scheme mean for Welsh farmers?

clock 16 May 2024 • 4 min read
Dairy Talk - Becky Fenton: "Rather than risk damaging the fields we've adapted and embraced a zero-grazing system"

Dairy

Dairy Talk - Becky Fenton: "Rather than risk damaging the fields we've adapted and embraced a zero-grazing system"

As a farmer discussing the weather is an unwritten rule. So, let's start there. Our farming practices have been tested by the relentless weather patterns endured

clock 16 May 2024 • 3 min read
In your field: Dan Jones - "I am one of the luckiest people in the world to have a way of life I love"

In your field

In your field: Dan Jones - "I am one of the luckiest people in the world to have a way of life I love"

Dan Jones farms 650 ewes at the National Trust-owned Parc Farm, which sits on the Great Orme, a limestone headland which rises up 208 metres (682 feet) on the North Wales coast near Llandudno. His Farm Business Tenancy covers the 58 hectares (143 acres) at Parc Farm, plus 364ha (900 acres) of grazing rights on the hill

clock 11 May 2024 • 3 min read
In your field: James and Isobel Wright - "The cost of straw and diesel kills the job"

In your field

In your field: James and Isobel Wright - "The cost of straw and diesel kills the job"

James and Isobel, with their two young children, recently bought their first farm, and plan to run beef and sheep over 13.8 hectares (34 acres), renting a further 44.5ha (110 acres). James works for tech firm Breedr as a product manager. You can follow them on Twitter @jpbwfarm

clock 10 May 2024 • 2 min read