Opinion and blogs

In your field: James & Isobel Wright – "We had two inconclusives after being clear of bovine TB for over 20 years; I tempted fate"

In your field: James & Isobel Wright – "We had two inconclusives after being clear of bovine TB for over 20 years; I tempted fate"

James and Isobel, with their two young children, recently bought their first farm, and plan to run beef and sheep over 13.8 hectares (34 acres), renting a further 44.5ha (110 acres). James works for tech firm Breedr as UK country manager. You can follow them on Twitter @jpbwfarm

In your field
James & Isobel Wright
clock 02 February 2026 • 2 min read
Conservation

In your field: Dan Jones – "What concerns me is when conservation grazing is spoken about as if farmers are simply service providers"

clock 01 February 2026 • 3 min read
Dairy

Dairy Talk - Robert Reed: 'A crash in milk price is not what we need'

clock 31 January 2026 • 4 min read
Rural crime

Farming Matters: Baroness Shas Sheehan – "There is a culture of low risk and high rewards for waste crime – the new narcotics"

clock 31 January 2026 • 3 min read
Politics

On US soil: 'US agriculture is not feeling we are being treated fairly'

clock 30 January 2026 • 4 min read
Politics

Letters - Distribution centre protester Mark Watler: "British farmers deserve better"

clock 30 January 2026 • 1 min read
Soil

The road to regen: "We should look to partner with the natural carbon cycle to get the real gains we want to see at farm level"

clock 30 January 2026 • 4 min read
View from the Rostrum - Will Alexander: "The next lot was a silk nightie. 'Model it, Will,' they shouted"

Shows & Sales

View from the Rostrum - Will Alexander: "The next lot was a silk nightie. 'Model it, Will,' they shouted"

Auctioneer at Bentham Auction Mart, Will Alexander discusses the state of current trade

clock 29 January 2026 • 3 min read
From the editor: Judicial Review shows farmers' Inheritance Tax fight is not over

Politics

From the editor: Judicial Review shows farmers' Inheritance Tax fight is not over

This week from Farmers Guardian deputy editor Alex Black

clock 29 January 2026 • 2 min read
EXCLUSIVE - Caroline Voaden: "If we undermine British farming, we undermine our ability to feed the nation"

Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Caroline Voaden: "If we undermine British farming, we undermine our ability to feed the nation"

South Devon MP Caroline Voaden writes on why the Government's recent uplift to Inheritance Tax thresholds still fails to scratch the surface for family farms

clock 29 January 2026 • 3 min read