Opinion and blogs

OPINION: Sophie Smith - "Agriculture is barely acknowledged in the secondary national curriculum"

OPINION: Sophie Smith - "Agriculture is barely acknowledged in the secondary national curriculum"

Sophie Smith is head of biology and agriculture at Westonbirt School and has recently implemented a BTEC agriculture course to encourage learning about food, farming and sustainability

Education
Farmers Guardian
clock 28 October 2025 • 4 min read
Dairy

Dairy Matters: "Staying informed about market trends is now essential practice for all UK dairy farmers"

clock 28 October 2025 • 5 min read
Livestock

Letters: "Farming communities at risk from Government policy"

clock 28 October 2025 • 1 min read
In your field

In your field: Alan Carter - "October has been incredibly kind here in Cornwall"

clock 27 October 2025 • 2 min read
Education

Opinion: "Farming deserves to be part of the education agenda"

clock 26 October 2025 • 1 min read
In your field

In your field: Dan Hawes – "I do feel relaxed and ready to take on work"

clock 26 October 2025 • 3 min read
Politics

Farming Matters – Alicia Kearns MP: "Why should farmland be sacrificed for energy?"

clock 25 October 2025 • 3 min read
Crop walk with Simon Nelson – "Overall good start to the cropping season"

Arable

Crop walk with Simon Nelson – "Overall good start to the cropping season"

Simon Nelson advises farmers on a wide range of arable and forage crops across Cumbria, north Lancashire and into south west Scotland

clock 23 October 2025 • 2 min read
From the editor: British Farming Awards reflect our industry's true character

Politics

From the editor: British Farming Awards reflect our industry's true character

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Katie Jones

clock 23 October 2025 • 2 min read
EXCLUSIVE - Victoria Atkins: "It seems that the Government has got it in for the countryside"

Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Victoria Atkins: "It seems that the Government has got it in for the countryside"

Shadow Defra Secretary Victoria Atkins writes on Labour’s broken promises to farmers, how the Conservatives aim to win back rural communities at the next General Election and why the UK faces a food and farming emergency

clock 22 October 2025 • 5 min read