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Welsh Election 2026 - Samuel Kurtz: "We believe farming needs a friend and farmers in Wales will always have that friend in us"

Welsh Election 2026 - Samuel Kurtz: "We believe farming needs a friend and farmers in Wales will always have that friend in us"

Ceredigion Penfro candidate Samuel Kurtz writes on how the Welsh Conservatives will back farmers in the Senedd and why he believes the farming sector is worth fighting for

Politics
Samuel Kurtz
clock 15 April 2026 • 4 min read
Livestock

OPINION: My trip to Ireland – grass envy, good Guinness and farmer support

clock 14 April 2026 • 2 min read
Machinery

OPINION: A pivotal perspective change needed for farming's future success

clock 14 April 2026 • 1 min read
Arable

Letters: "Calling all growers: Your input is vital for early insight into the UK's 2026 harvest"

clock 14 April 2026 • 1 min read
Livestock

OPINION: Stockjudging is a key part of YFC

clock 13 April 2026 • 1 min read
Education

OPINION: New entrant or fifth generation – why is the farming education conversation so divisive?

clock 13 April 2026 • 2 min read
Politics

EXCLUSIVE - George Dunn on IHT: 'Gov could have used a consultation to pause for thought about its moral responsibility towards the elderly and terminally ill'

clock 13 April 2026 • 4 min read
In your field: James Wright - "We lose 24 years of official TB-free status"

Blogs

In your field: James Wright - "We lose 24 years of official TB-free status"

James, along with his wife Isobel and their two young children, recently bought their first farm, and plan to run beef and sheep over 13.8 hectares (34 acres), renting a further 44.5ha (110 acres). James works for tech firm Breedr as UK country manager. You can follow them on Twitter @jpbwfarm

clock 13 April 2026 • 2 min read
In your field: Dan Jones - "Like any sensible farmer, I've been doing some cattle window shopping"

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In your field: Dan Jones - "Like any sensible farmer, I've been doing some cattle window shopping"

Dan Jones farms 650 ewes at the National Trust-owned Parc Farm, which sits on the Great Orme on the North Wales coast near Llandudno

clock 12 April 2026 • 3 min read
Farming Matters: Sarah Dyke MP - 'Farmers make hard choices to protect communities'

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Farming Matters: Sarah Dyke MP - 'Farmers make hard choices to protect communities'

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Sarah Dyke, Liberal Democrat Rural Affairs spokesperson and MP for Glastonbury and Somerton

clock 11 April 2026 • 3 min read