Opinion and blogs

OPINION: "Celebrating [farming] women should not cause division"

OPINION: "Celebrating [farming] women should not cause division"

March 8 marks International Women's Day, and digital editor Emily Ashworth talks about the divisive nature of the gender conversation

Farm Life
Emily Ashworth
clock 06 March 2026 • 1 min read
Politics

From the editor: A corner turned but storm clouds could still gather

clock 05 March 2026 • 2 min read
Dairy

Dairy Talk - Ben Yates: "The challenge will be trying to save costs without having a negative effect on the cows or production"

clock 05 March 2026 • 3 min read
Politics

Sebastien Mallet - 'Agricultural markets are reacting cautiously to the Middle East war'

clock 04 March 2026 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Henry Morris: "When I get home from school I can't wait to change into my overalls"

clock 04 March 2026 • 2 min read
Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Maya Ellis: "Rural disadvantage tends to appear in isolated pockets rather than being concentrated as it is in urban areas"

clock 03 March 2026 • 3 min read
Brexit

Letters: "Farm enterprises should have a place in any future talks with the EU"

clock 03 March 2026 • 1 min read
EXCLUSIVE - Victoria Atkins: "We want to restore prestige to the phrase 'Made in Britain' on food"

Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Victoria Atkins: "We want to restore prestige to the phrase 'Made in Britain' on food"

The Conservatives said they will close the ‘flag loophole' and make food origin labelling clearer so that consumers can be sure that they are buying food which is actually grown and produced in the UK by British farmers

clock 02 March 2026 • 4 min read
In your field: Helen Stanier – "I would like to see farmers given greater opportunity to use knowledge of their land to work with the weather, not battle against it"

In your field

In your field: Helen Stanier – "I would like to see farmers given greater opportunity to use knowledge of their land to work with the weather, not battle against it"

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

clock 02 March 2026 • 2 min read
Dairy Talk - Stuart Sadler: "Our milk buyer didn't pick up our milk for four days"

Dairy

Dairy Talk - Stuart Sadler: "Our milk buyer didn't pick up our milk for four days"

Stuart Sadler is a fourth-generation farmer on the 56-hectare (138-acre) Yew Tree Farm just south of Chester in Aldersey. In partnership with his parents, Stuart milks 75 predominantly Friesian cows calving all year-round supplying Arla C.A.R.E.

clock 02 March 2026 • 3 min read