Opinion and blogs

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

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

Support for the farming community was refreshing to see. This week livestock specialist Katie Fallon reflects on her recent trip to Ireland and the fuel price protests.

Livestock
Katie Fallon
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
Blogs

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

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

Blogs

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'

Blogs

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
From the editor: A glimmer of hope, but uncertainty remains the watchword

Politics

From the editor: A glimmer of hope, but uncertainty remains the watchword

This week from the Farmers Guardian editor Katie Jones

clock 09 April 2026 • 2 min read