Opinion and blogs

In your field: James Robinson – "A generational farming baton has been passed down to me: Dad has retired from mole catching"

In your field: James Robinson – "A generational farming baton has been passed down to me: Dad has retired from mole catching"

James farms Dairy Shorthorns east of Kendal, Cumbria, with his parents Kathleen and Henry, wife Michelle and sons Robert and Chris. The fifth generation to farm at Strickley, he is also vice-chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network

In your field
James Robinson
James Robinson
clock 01 March 2026 • 3 min read
Dairy

Dairy Matters - Mark Chatterton: 'If support is thinning, margins need to fatten'

clock 01 March 2026 • 5 min read
Environment

Farming Matters – Alastair Leake: "Resilience to climate change needs to come in many forms"

clock 28 February 2026 • 4 min read
Farm Business

Road to Regen: Top tips to avoid overgrazing in the spring

clock 27 February 2026 • 6 min read
Blogs

OPINION: Does the betrayal over IHT mean partnership with Defra will never be possible?

clock 27 February 2026 • 2 min read
Young Farmers and Careers

OPINION: Abby Allen - "If we want a sustainable future, it starts with education, and it starts with young"

clock 26 February 2026 • 1 min read
Farm Business

Was there a change in mood at this year's NFU Conference?

clock 26 February 2026 • 2 min read
Roger Evans: "It says little for the value of milk"

Dairy

Roger Evans: "It says little for the value of milk"

This month, Roger Evans discusses the value of milk, work ethic and hare coursers

clock 26 February 2026 • 4 min read
Young Farmer Focus – Alys Beckett: "Traditional stereotypes are gradually changing, and people are beginning to realise that women are just as capable"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus – Alys Beckett: "Traditional stereotypes are gradually changing, and people are beginning to realise that women are just as capable"

Alys Beckett, 24, is from Wrexham in Wales. She is currently working as a primary school teacher alongside her obligations on the family farm

clock 25 February 2026 • 2 min read
EXCLUSIVE - Mo Metcalf-Fisher: "Proposals represent a significant threat to the countryside and Britain's half a million shotgun certificate holders"

Farm Life

EXCLUSIVE - Mo Metcalf-Fisher: "Proposals represent a significant threat to the countryside and Britain's half a million shotgun certificate holders"

Is the Government waging a war on the countryside with proposals to merge section 1 & 2 regulations on firearms licenses which could undermine the countryside, the rural way of life, farmers and gamekeepers?

clock 24 February 2026 • 3 min read