Opinion and blogs

OPINION: It is all very 'eat, sleep, farm, repeat' at the moment

OPINION: It is all very 'eat, sleep, farm, repeat' at the moment

Livestock specialist Katie Fallon writes about busy times on the farm and in the office

Livestock
Katie Fallon
Katie Fallon
clock 07 July 2026 • 1 min read
Machinery

Opinion: One establishment system for all crops is economically very sensible. Apart from when it isn't

clock 06 July 2026 • 2 min read
Blogs

Andrew Robinson: "Upland livestock farms operating on tight margins may be especially vulnerable to a possible Land Value Tax"

clock 06 July 2026 • 3 min read
Farm24

Opinion: "I have no idea if I can walk for 24 hours, but Farm24 feels like a good reason to try"

clock 06 July 2026 • 2 min read
Livestock

OPINION: It's like 'over the hedge' farming for a living

clock 06 July 2026 • 2 min read
Farm Life

Emma Robinson: "I can have every weather app open but the view of the Black Mountains is usually the best forecast"

clock 06 July 2026 • 3 min read
Farm Life

Kate Rowell: "It sent a signal that the Scottish Gov sees the red meat sector as an important part of the country's economy"

clock 05 July 2026 • 3 min read
Farming Matters: "In a densely populated and uncertain world, domestic food supply remains a critical priority"

Farm Life

Farming Matters: "In a densely populated and uncertain world, domestic food supply remains a critical priority"

Stephen Ramsden, a fourth-generation farm estate owner from North Yorkshire highlights the challenges and dilemmas faced by rural landowners

clock 04 July 2026 • 4 min read
Wallace Currie: "Agroecology has been quietly embedded within island life for generations"

Farm Life

Wallace Currie: "Agroecology has been quietly embedded within island life for generations"

Rural podcaster Wallace Currie recounts the journey he took around his home island the Isle of Arran for a new podcast series focusing on agroecology

clock 03 July 2026 • 6 min read
OPINION: Education is needed when kids ask questions like: 'Do you just chop the meat off and then it grows back?'

Education

OPINION: Education is needed when kids ask questions like: 'Do you just chop the meat off and then it grows back?'

After being on farm with hundreds of children, Emily Ashworth saw first-hand why farm-to-fork education is vital

clock 03 July 2026 • 1 min read