Opinion and blogs

Crop Walk with Simon Nelson: 'While the spring job list remains pretty long, there is time enough yet'

Crop Walk with Simon Nelson: 'While the spring job list remains pretty long, there is time enough yet'

Simon Nelson advises farmers on a wide range of arable and forage crops across Cumbria and into south-west Scotland

Arable
Farmers Guardian
clock 01 April 2026 • 2 min read
Politics

Iran war - Ann Davies: "For farmers, this goes beyond heating bills. When the prices rise, they directly threaten livelihoods"

clock 01 April 2026 • 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Marley Lamerton: "I fell in love with farming through Young Farmers"

clock 01 April 2026 • 6 min read
Politics

Letters: "Every farming family remains hopeful as IHT legal challenge unfolds"

clock 31 March 2026 • 2 min read
In your field

In your field: Roger Nicholson – "England is currently the only country in Europe that isn't subsidising its farmers to produce food"

clock 30 March 2026 • 2 min read
Dairy

Dairy Matters - Bas Padberg: "Dairy has a fundamental role in food security"

clock 30 March 2026 • 4 min read
In your field

In your field: Nicola Wordie – "We have got about 570 ewes due to lamb within the first 10 days, so it's set to be a busy stretch on-farm"

clock 29 March 2026 • 3 min read
Land use Framework: Calum Gillhespy - "Land use Framework is horrendously convoluted, inefficient and a missed opportunity"

Blogs

Land use Framework: Calum Gillhespy - "Land use Framework is horrendously convoluted, inefficient and a missed opportunity"

Calum Gillhespy, head of planning and development at GSC Grays says the Framework is in many ways very good, yet intrinsically, undeliverable and when you step back and look at how they plan to achieve their aims, it seems horrendously convoluted and inefficient

clock 29 March 2026 • 3 min read
Farming Matters: John McArthur – "This is not livestock versus plant protein – it is about British farmers producing more of the food this country depends on"

Politics

Farming Matters: John McArthur – "This is not livestock versus plant protein – it is about British farmers producing more of the food this country depends on"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: John McArthur, managing director, McArthur BDC

clock 28 March 2026 • 3 min read
Dairy Talk - Becky Fenton: "I like to tell my non-farming friends that the cows will have a foot spa, hairdressers, Fitbits, disco lights and that you will be able to see us from space"

Dairy

Dairy Talk - Becky Fenton: "I like to tell my non-farming friends that the cows will have a foot spa, hairdressers, Fitbits, disco lights and that you will be able to see us from space"

Becky Fenton and husband Paul milk 200 pedigree Holsteins under the Springlebee prefix at Centenary Farm, a Cheshire county council farm. In 2021, they bought a farm in Staffordshire and they plan to farm there once the new dairy set-up has been built.

clock 28 March 2026 • 3 min read