Opinion and blogs

EXCLUSIVE - Kevin Hollinrake: "The energy transition should not become the accelerator pedal for hollowing out British farming"

EXCLUSIVE - Kevin Hollinrake: "The energy transition should not become the accelerator pedal for hollowing out British farming"

Conservative Party Chair Kevin Hollinrake writes on the launch of his campaign, 'Food Not Solar', to ensure that productive farmland is never used for solar infrastructure. Will you back his campaign?

Politics
Kevin Hollinrake
clock 16 March 2026 • 4 min read
In your field

In your field: Dan Hawes – "This last month, I was fortunate to travel to South Africa to tour some fruit farms"

clock 16 March 2026 • 3 min read
In your field

In your field: Alan Carter – "Calf prices still seem very good, which shows there must be confidence in beef production"

clock 15 March 2026 • 3 min read
Farm Business

Farming Matters: David Lindars – "Livestock markets, abattoirs and butcher's shops have all disappeared in large numbers"

clock 14 March 2026 • 4 min read
Politics

From the editor: Staying vigilant in the battle against disease

clock 12 March 2026 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Emily Gray: "I want to return home to the family farm"

clock 11 March 2026 • 5 min read
Shows & Sales

View from the Rostrum - Grant Anderson: "Trade for both prime and store cattle continues to show momentum"

clock 10 March 2026 • 3 min read
Letters: "It must surely be time for a clear, time-bound phase-out of pesticides in the UK"

Arable

Letters: "It must surely be time for a clear, time-bound phase-out of pesticides in the UK"

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Steve Clarkson, chief executive of Organic Farmers and Growers, examines new research on pesticide residues in soils and the debate over whether their use should be phased out

clock 10 March 2026 • 1 min read
EXCLUSIVE - Ann Davies: "The future of this industry depends on who farms next"

Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Ann Davies: "The future of this industry depends on who farms next"

Caerfyrddin MP Ann Davies has urged the Government not to target future generations of hardworking farmers through changes to Inheritance Tax. She said the future of farming relies on being able to pass on the family farm through succession

clock 10 March 2026 • 3 min read
Brian Richardson: Time for farming to reset the agenda on carbon net zero

Environment

Brian Richardson: Time for farming to reset the agenda on carbon net zero

Brian Richardson is UK head of agriculture at Virgin Money

clock 09 March 2026 • 4 min read