Opinion and blogs

Letters: Farming Matters on IHT "upsetting and annoying" but made "some very pertinent points"

Letters: Farming Matters on IHT "upsetting and annoying" but made "some very pertinent points"

FG readers respond to Andy Welford's views on Inheritance Tax in his Farming Matters column

Politics
Farmers Guardian
clock 01 April 2025 • 3 min read
In your field

In your field: Dan Hawes – "Everything has started to grow, the ground has finally dried out... Long may the sun continue"

clock 31 March 2025 • 2 min read
In your field

In your field: Alan Carter – "When you have been in a parlour since the pushchair, you can take all this for granted"

clock 31 March 2025 • 3 min read
Dairy

Dairy Matters - Rob Kirk: "When grant funding becomes available there is a risk farmers focus on what they can get, not what they need"

clock 30 March 2025 • 5 min read
Young Farmers and Careers

Little Lambers: "I asked mum and dad if I could get my own sheep for my birthday"

clock 30 March 2025 • 3 min read
Politics

OPINION: "Is the Land Use Framework another threat to the viability of English farms?"

clock 29 March 2025 • 2 min read
Dairy

Dairy Talk - Ifan Roberts: "Having some spring grass available in the milking herd ration is driving some very encouraging milk yields"

clock 29 March 2025 • 3 min read
Hudda Morgan: "The next generation may not be ready to take on the running of a farm"

Politics

Hudda Morgan: "The next generation may not be ready to take on the running of a farm"

Hudda Morgan is a partner at legal firm Spencer West LLP. She writes about Inheritance Tax for farmers and some of the changes which Chancellor Rachel Reeves could adopt in the next Budget

clock 29 March 2025 • 3 min read
Letters: Chancellor's Spring Statement 'overlooks food security as key part of national resilience'

Politics

Letters: Chancellor's Spring Statement 'overlooks food security as key part of national resilience'

Farmer Richard Watts said: "Rising costs in wages, National Insurance, and energy are putting immense pressure on small and family-run farms"

clock 28 March 2025 • 1 min read
OPINION: Bird flu in sheep is a stark reminder of importance of biosecurity

Blogs

OPINION: Bird flu in sheep is a stark reminder of importance of biosecurity

FG head of livestock Katie Jones discusses biosecurity and disease surveillance following a confirmed case of avian influenza in a sheep

clock 28 March 2025 • 1 min read