Opinion and blogs
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
30 April 2026
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3 min read
From the editor: Political change is on the horizon whatever happens in next week's elections
30 April 2026
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2 min read
OPINION: Do you communicate like a monkey, lion, dolphin… or elephant?
30 April 2026
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2 min read
OPINION: Our land matters - Westminster must consider the human consequences of this continued land grab
30 April 2026
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2 min read
Dairy Talk - Robert Reed: "I realised our own robotic system made us vulnerable to hackers"
30 April 2026
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4 min read
OPINION: Auction marts give farmers flexibility on when they buy and sell
29 April 2026
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1 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Daniel Blacker: "Legislation has been a consistent roadblock"
29 April 2026
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3 min read
Livestock
Livestock specialist Katie Fallon looks ahead to the start of this year's silage season
28 April 2026
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1 min read
Dairy
Ifan Roberts is a new entrant who has established a contract farming agreement milking 500 block calving cows in Cheshire, and is aiming to improve the land farmed, encourage others to participate in the industry and deliver attractive returns to his stakeholders
28 April 2026
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4 min read