Opinion and blogs

Young Farmer Focus – Jake Leighton: "I hope my journey proves that the countryside really is open to everyone"

Young Farmer Focus – Jake Leighton: "I hope my journey proves that the countryside really is open to everyone"

Barnsley College student Jake Leighton writes on transitioning from the city to rural life, how he gained an appreciation for farming, and why he wants to help open doors to show that regardless of someone's background, farming is for everyone

Young Farmer Focus
Jake Leighton
clock 22 October 2025 • 2 min read
In your field

In Your Field: Dan Jones – "Maybe next we'll need a sign that says: 'Caution: Countryside may contain natural features'"

clock 20 October 2025 • 3 min read
In your field

In Your Field: James and Isobel Wright – "We lost three ewe lambs to acorn poisoning. There's no getting around it"

clock 19 October 2025 • 2 min read
Farm Business

Farming Matters – Charlotte Gore: "It is the character of the farmer that really counts"

clock 18 October 2025 • 3 min read
Politics

From the editor: A budget balancing act we cannot afford

clock 16 October 2025 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Hannah Rees: "Kindness costs nothing in a world of rising costs and instability"

clock 15 October 2025 • 2 min read
Arable

Letters: "We ignore lessons from farming's history at our peril"

clock 14 October 2025 • 2 min read
EXCLUSIVE - George Dunn: "Clearly there will be a lot of rot he has to deal with"

Politics

EXCLUSIVE - George Dunn: "Clearly there will be a lot of rot he has to deal with"

Tenant Farmers Association chief executive George Dunn writes on the appointment of Alan Laidlaw as England's first Tenant Farming Commissioner

clock 13 October 2025 • 3 min read
In Your Field – James Robinson: "It was the first time that Strickley Strawberry 21 had been off-farm and she paraded beautifully"

In your field

In Your Field – James Robinson: "It was the first time that Strickley Strawberry 21 had been off-farm and she paraded beautifully"

James farms Dairy Shorthorns east of Kendal, Cumbria, with his parents Kathleen and Henry, wife Michelle and sons Robert and Chris. The fifth generation to farm at Strickley, he is also vice-chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network

clock 12 October 2025 • 3 min read
EXCLUSIVE - Danny Chambers: "Without food, nothing else functions - Farmers understand this better than anyone else"

Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Danny Chambers: "Without food, nothing else functions - Farmers understand this better than anyone else"

Winchester MP Danny Chambers writes on food security, rising production costs, climate change, trade deals which work against farmers, and why agriculture underpins everyday life

clock 11 October 2025 • 5 min read