Opinion and blogs

In Your Field – Helen Stanier: "We were asked if we would take a cow to the crematorium to lead a funeral cortege"

In Your Field – Helen Stanier: "We were asked if we would take a cow to the crematorium to lead a funeral cortege"

Helen is a fifth-generation farmer who farms with her parents, David and Anne Shaw, husband, Craig, and their children, Alfred and Hattie, at Grey Leys Farm in the Vale of York. The farm comprises 162 hectares (400 acres) of grass, maize and wholecrop for the herd of 240 pedigree Jersey cows and more than 200 followers

In your field
Helen Stanier
clock 11 October 2025 • 3 min read
Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Robin Swann on Inheritance Tax: "Rumours must be treated with caution"

clock 10 October 2025 • 2 min read
Shows & Sales

View from the Rostrum - Stephen Dodsworth: "Praise for the unsung heroes"

clock 10 October 2025 • 3 min read
Politics

From the editor: Standing up for British farmers

clock 09 October 2025 • 2 min read
Politics

OPINION: "The upward struggle for relevance has just begun, but can farmers forgive and forget 14 years of Conservative rule?'

clock 08 October 2025 • 8 min read
Arable

Talking Policy: Harnessing the benefits of home-grown proteins

clock 08 October 2025 • 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Rosie Finney: "We need to break the stigma about talking about our mental health"

clock 08 October 2025 • 3 min read
Letters: "Fewer cows, fewer producers, yet more milk in the market with prices plummeting... the sums just do not add up"

Dairy

Letters: "Fewer cows, fewer producers, yet more milk in the market with prices plummeting... the sums just do not add up"

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Ruth Umpleby discusses the dairy sector and recent milk price reductions

clock 07 October 2025 • 2 min read
Farming Matters: "Our mission has remained unwavering: to champion wool"

Sustainable Farming

Farming Matters: "Our mission has remained unwavering: to champion wool"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Peter Ackroyd MBE, chair, Campaign for Wool

clock 06 October 2025 • 3 min read
In your field - Roger Nicholson: "We will be celebrating our 60th wedding anniversary... A lifetime spent in farming, and we've loved it"

In your field

In your field - Roger Nicholson: "We will be celebrating our 60th wedding anniversary... A lifetime spent in farming, and we've loved it"

Roger farms with his family at Cannon Hall Farm, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, and has appeared in various TV series, including 'Springtime on the Farm'

clock 05 October 2025 • 3 min read