Opinion and blogs

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

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

Brian Richardson is UK head of agriculture at Virgin Money

Environment
Brian Richardson
clock 09 March 2026 • 4 min read
In your field

In your field: Dan Jones – "This is a reminder that farming doesn't operate in isolation. Our businesses are tied into a global system"

clock 09 March 2026 • 3 min read
In your field

In your field: James Wright – "Bovine TB re-tests are a truly depressing reminder of how hard farming can be sometimes"

clock 08 March 2026 • 2 min read
Politics

Letter: As the High Court Hearing on the proposed changes to IHT approaches, the lead claimant says "the story must be what happens inside the courtroom"

clock 07 March 2026 • 1 min read
Farm Business

Farming Matters: Helen Brookes – "From a farmer's perspective, new technologies must show a clear and measurable impact on the bottom line"

clock 07 March 2026 • 3 min read
Farm Business

OPINION : Are will disputes a ticking time bomb for farm businesses?

clock 06 March 2026 • 3 min read
Farm Life

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

clock 06 March 2026 • 1 min read
From the editor: A corner turned but storm clouds could still gather

Politics

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

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Katie Jones

clock 05 March 2026 • 2 min read
Dairy Talk - Ben Yates: "The challenge will be trying to save costs without having a negative effect on the cows or production"

Dairy

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

Ben Yates manages Mells Park Estate, Somerset, where he oversees a 400-cow unit and manages the 405-ha (1,000 acre) estate. Along with his wife and two sons, Ben has his own small herd of pedigree Holsteins under the Wowcow prefix. He joined the Holstein UK Board of Trustees in 2021

clock 05 March 2026 • 3 min read
Sebastien Mallet - 'Agricultural markets are reacting cautiously to the Middle East war'

Politics

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

Sebastien Mallet is chief executive of ODA UK, an independent grain marketing consultancy advising cereal and oilseed farmers across the UK

clock 04 March 2026 • 2 min read