Opinion and blogs

OPINION: "Meaningful actions must now follow words"

OPINION: "Meaningful actions must now follow words"

Farmers Guardian's chief reporter Rachael Brown reflects on the multiple reviews and consultations going on in Defra right now, and questions whether the department has the resource and budget to deliver effective change

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Rachael Brown
Rachael Brown
clock 17 April 2025 • 2 min read
Politics

From the editor: "Greater powers needed to deal with incidents of livestock worrying"

clock 17 April 2025 • 2 min read
Shows & Sales

View from the rostrum: Jonty Cliffe - Calf sector prices reach new heights

clock 17 April 2025 • 2 min read
Politics

Letters: "Good luck and good fortune will play a role as equally important as good tax planning"

clock 17 April 2025 • 1 min read
Blogs

Young Dog Handler Focus - Tim Thewissen: "There is a special bond with dogs"

clock 16 April 2025 • 3 min read
Dairy

Letters: "How many dairy farms use precision livestock farming technologies and how do they support decision-making?

clock 16 April 2025 • 1 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Amy Turner: "Working in the agricultural industry is something I love"

clock 16 April 2025 • 2 min read
In your field: Emma Robinson - "Educating children on how their food is produced and where it comes from is essential for our industry to thrive"

In your field

In your field: Emma Robinson - "Educating children on how their food is produced and where it comes from is essential for our industry to thrive"

Emma and her family farm in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, milking 100 pedigree Holsteins and selling raw milk from the farmgate. They also run 300 North Country Mules. Emma is Monmouthshire NFU chair and volunteers with the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution

clock 15 April 2025 • 3 min read
Crop Walk with Simon Nelson – Welcome rain will see conditions 'explode'

Arable

Crop Walk with Simon Nelson – Welcome rain will see conditions 'explode'

Simon Nelson advises farmers on a wide range of arable and forage crops across Cumbria, north Lancashire and into south-west Scotland

clock 15 April 2025 • 2 min read
Letters: "Is it wise to threaten the Government over the 20% Inheritance Tax rule?"

Politics

Letters: "Is it wise to threaten the Government over the 20% Inheritance Tax rule?"

Richard Bruce, from the Isle of Wight, discusses the impact of various fiscal policies on farming over the years

clock 15 April 2025 • 1 min read