Opinion and blogs

In your field: Emma Robinson - "We have to choose either BPS or SFS, but what will happen if Labour lose the majority of seats in the Senedd at May's election?

In your field: Emma Robinson - "We have to choose either BPS or SFS, but what will happen if Labour lose the majority of seats in the Senedd at May's election?

Emma and her family farm in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, milking 100 pedigree Holsteins and selling raw milk from the farmgate. They also run 300 North Country Mules. Emma is Monmouthshire NFU chair and volunteers with the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution

In your field
Emma Robinson
clock 28 July 2025 • 3 min read
In your field

In your field: Roger Nicholson - "We must hang on to the events that remain and enthusiastically promote our industry"

clock 27 July 2025 • 3 min read
Farm Business

Road to regen: Silas Hedley-Lawrence - "There is a lot of low hanging fruit to make small tweaks in any farming business to help reduce costs"

clock 25 July 2025 • 3 min read
Farm Safety

OPINION - Farm Safety Week: Can farming overcome its poor safety record?

clock 25 July 2025 • 1 min read
Politics

From the editor: Farage's pitch to Wales strikes right at the heart of rural anxieties

clock 24 July 2025 • 2 min read
Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Steve Barclay: "Sacrificing UK progress on gene editing would risk seeing us fall behind other countries"

clock 24 July 2025 • 4 min read
Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Caroline Voaden: "The Autumn Budget set the tone for what we have seen in Labour's first year in office"

clock 23 July 2025 • 4 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Georgina Milne: "The answers are not in Westminster, they are in the field"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Georgina Milne: "The answers are not in Westminster, they are in the field"

Georgina Milne, 23, is studying an MSc in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security at the Royal Agricultural University. She is also a youth ambassador at the Countryside Alliance

clock 23 July 2025 • 2 min read
View from the Rostrum: Alastair Sneddon - "After coming to Monday market at Bakewell each week for 47 years, I have no intention of stopping"

Shows & Sales

View from the Rostrum: Alastair Sneddon - "After coming to Monday market at Bakewell each week for 47 years, I have no intention of stopping"

Alastair Sneddon on years of experience - Alastair is a consultant at Bagshaws LLP. Call 01629 812 777, or email [email protected]

clock 22 July 2025 • 4 min read
Emma Gray's Farming Life: "These little decisions, like when to sell lambs, can make or break the year"

Farm Life

Emma Gray's Farming Life: "These little decisions, like when to sell lambs, can make or break the year"

Shepherdess and top sheepdog triallist Emma Gray discusses the gamble behind everyday farming choices, from when to market lambs to whether to vaccinate

clock 21 July 2025 • 2 min read