Opinion and blogs

In your field: Nicola Wordie – "No matter how much you plan or prepare, farming has a way of reminding you who's really in control"

In your field: Nicola Wordie – "No matter how much you plan or prepare, farming has a way of reminding you who's really in control"

Nicola is a third-generation farmer from Aberdeenshire. Alongside her dad, George, she farms 560 hectares (1,400 acres) with 240 Simmental-cross suckler cows and 1,000 Scotch Mule ewes and a small acreage of spring barley, forage rape and neeps to feed the livestock. She is also known as @livestock_farmher on social media where she gives her view of farming life

In your field
Nicola Wordie
clock 04 May 2026 • 3 min read
In your field

In your field: Roger Nicholson – "My love of old-fashioned farming is embodied in our commitment to save the Shire horse"

clock 03 May 2026 • 3 min read
Dairy

Dairy Matters - Graeme Hills: 'BPR is no longer an untouchable pillar'

clock 02 May 2026 • 4 min read
Farm Safety

Farming matters: Charlotte Dowson – "Agriculture continues to have one of the highest fatality rates of any UK industry"

clock 02 May 2026 • 3 min read
Livestock

OPINION: Half the price, twice the warning. A lesson learned from New Zealand is that we must value marts

clock 01 May 2026 • 3 min read
Soil

Road to regen: Silas Hedley-Lawrence - "You are what you eat, and so are your livestock"

clock 01 May 2026 • 4 min read
Politics

OPINION: I'm not buying campaigns which undermine British farmers

clock 01 May 2026 • 4 min read
OPINION: Agriculture really is a sector full of opportunity

Careers

OPINION: Agriculture really is a sector full of opportunity

Everyone needs to eat, so everyone needs farmers to feed them

clock 01 May 2026 • 2 min read
Rural education matters: Olivia Shave - "What is a farmer? Rethinking entry, identity, and the future of agriculture"

Education

Rural education matters: Olivia Shave - "What is a farmer? Rethinking entry, identity, and the future of agriculture"

Olivia Shave is the founder of farming education campaign Soil Ed, which aims to get sustainability, farming and food onto the national curriculum. Over the last two years, the campaign has gained cross-party support and multiple high-profile ambassadors

clock 30 April 2026 • 3 min read
From the editor: Political change is on the horizon whatever happens in next week's elections

Politics

From the editor: Political change is on the horizon whatever happens in next week's elections

This week from the Farmers Guardian deputy editor Alex Black

clock 30 April 2026 • 2 min read