Opinion and blogs

OPINION: As the deadline looms, all eyes are on dairy contracts

OPINION: As the deadline looms, all eyes are on dairy contracts

Alex Black, Farmers Guardian's head of news and business, reflects on legislation looking to boost fairness in the supply chain

Dairy
Alex Black
Alex Black
clock 30 May 2025 • 1 min read
Politics

From the editor: All change at the top, but what does this mean for the farming industry?

clock 29 May 2025 • 2 min read
Animal Health

Letters: "Zinc oxide acted like a sticky plaster, masking underlying problems in piglet health"

clock 29 May 2025 • 2 min read
Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Tom Bradshaw: "People often say that the sign of a fair trade deal is when neither side is happy"

clock 28 May 2025 • 5 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus – Billy Matthews: "Farmers work tirelessly to preserve our British breeds"

clock 28 May 2025 • 3 min read
Farm Life

Letters: "This is an important opportunity for women in farming to share their views"

clock 27 May 2025 • 1 min read
Farm Life

In Your Field: Helen Stanier – "This year couldn't have been a more different spring season"

clock 26 May 2025 • 2 min read
In Your Field: James Robinson – "Our grassland is looking remarkably well considering"

Farm Life

In Your Field: James Robinson – "Our grassland is looking remarkably well considering"

James and family farm Dairy Shorthorns east of Kendal, Cumbria. The fifth generation to farm at Strickley, James is also vice-chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network

clock 25 May 2025 • 3 min read
View from the rostrum - Ted Ogden: Sell when and how you want to

Shows & Sales

View from the rostrum - Ted Ogden: Sell when and how you want to

Ted Ogden on good trading relationships

clock 25 May 2025 • 3 min read
Farming Matters: Helen Fisher – "The fields, sodden all winter, are now dry as the desert'"

Farm Life

Farming Matters: Helen Fisher – "The fields, sodden all winter, are now dry as the desert'"

Helen Fisher, an arable farmer based on a family farm in Atherstone, Warwickshire, writes about the unpredictability of the weather and its impact on farming

clock 24 May 2025 • 3 min read