Opinion and blogs

Dr Dolly van Tulleken: "We have ended up in a nonsensical food system, with small-scale abattoirs and farms closing at an alarming rate"

Dr Dolly van Tulleken: "We have ended up in a nonsensical food system, with small-scale abattoirs and farms closing at an alarming rate"

Food and public health campaigner Dr Dolly van Tulleken on how abattoir loss is driving out small-scale meat production, and the resulting impact on food quality, biodiversity, animal welfare, supply chains and local economies

Livestock
Dr Dolly van Tulleken
clock 30 May 2026 • 3 min read
Sustainable Farming

Silas Hedley-Lawrence: "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the second best time is now"

clock 29 May 2026 • 6 min read
Politics

From the editor: Rural crime figures still an area of concern

clock 29 May 2026 • 2 min read
Education

OPINION: Farming needs a massive marketing campaign to showcase its value to public

clock 29 May 2026 • 1 min read
Politics

OPINION: Will farmers ever vote for Labour again?

clock 29 May 2026 • 4 min read
Blogs

OPINION: Could drones transform the future of UK arable farming?

clock 28 May 2026 • 2 min read
Blogs

OPINION: Could this final Farm Assurance Review report be the one that makes it better for farmers?

clock 28 May 2026 • 2 min read
OPINION: The Hawkstone Farmers' Choir is about more than singing, it is about community and connection

Livestock

OPINION: The Hawkstone Farmers' Choir is about more than singing, it is about community and connection

Livestock specialist Katie Fallon discusses the Farmers Choir and what they now stand for

clock 27 May 2026 • 1 min read
OPINION: It's the people you meet who make shows so special

Shows & Sales

OPINION: It's the people you meet who make shows so special

Angela Calvert Farmers Guardian head of livestock reflects on the highs and lows of show reporting

clock 27 May 2026 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Lucy Turner: "Farming will always be part of who I am"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Lucy Turner: "Farming will always be part of who I am"

Lucy Turner, 28, is originally from South Wales but now lives in Cirencester where she is a student at the Royal Agricultural University

clock 27 May 2026 • 3 min read