Opinion and blogs

Rural education matters: Olivia Shave - "There is a genuine appetite to reconnect young people with the land"

Rural education matters: Olivia Shave - "There is a genuine appetite to reconnect young people with the land"

Olivia Shave is the founder of farming education campaign Soil Ed, which aims to get sustainability, farming and food onto the national curriculum. Over the last two years, the campaign has gained cross-party support and multiple high-profile ambassadors

Education
Olivia Shave
clock 24 March 2026 • 1 min read
Dairy

Dairy Talk - Dan Burdett: "It does show how easy it would be for a serving season to go badly wrong"

clock 24 March 2026 • 3 min read
Animal Health

Letters: "It is not well known that the British Government was no longer in charge of policy on foot-and-mouth in 2001"

clock 24 March 2026 • 1 min read
Farm Life

OPINION: 'Price hikes can feel especially relentless'

clock 23 March 2026 • 2 min read
In your field

In your field: Kate Rowell – "It's definitely brought home to me just how much we rely on our family to get things done on-farm"

clock 23 March 2026 • 3 min read
In your field

In your field: Emma Robinson – "We are not due to start lambing until March 25, but thanks to a neighbouring farm's ram lamb, we have started sooner. Good job we are not pedigree"

clock 22 March 2026 • 3 min read
Farm Life

EXCLUSIVE: Harriet Cowan - "Behind the tidy Instagram squares, there are 5am alarms, frozen pipes and vet bills that make your stomach drop"

clock 22 March 2026 • 4 min read
Farming Matters: Phil Hambling – "Public debate overlooks the quiet progress being made on livestock emissions"

Environment

Farming Matters: Phil Hambling – "Public debate overlooks the quiet progress being made on livestock emissions"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Phil Hambling, director of agriculture and sustainable sourcing at ABP UK

clock 21 March 2026 • 3 min read
OPINION: Inheritance Tax consultation could have avoided 18 months of heartache

Politics

OPINION: Inheritance Tax consultation could have avoided 18 months of heartache

Deputy editor Alex Black reflects on this week's High Court case

clock 20 March 2026 • 2 min read
OPINION: "Open the farm gate, muddy the public's trainers and change how they see farming"

Farm Life

OPINION: "Open the farm gate, muddy the public's trainers and change how they see farming"

As LEAF (Linking Environment and Farming) encourages farmers to open their gates for Open Farm Sunday on June 7, Farmers Guardian's editorial director Olivia Midgley reflects on the quiet but powerful influence such encounters can have on the public

clock 19 March 2026 • 2 min read