Opinion and blogs

In your field - Kate Rowell: "We're looking at drones to help gather the hill sheep which could mean a bit less stress for us all and slow the wear and tear on my knees"

In your field - Kate Rowell: "We're looking at drones to help gather the hill sheep which could mean a bit less stress for us all and slow the wear and tear on my knees"

Kate is a fifth-generation farmer running the 750-hectare (1,853-acre) Hundleshope Farm on the Haystoun Estate, Peebles, where the family have been tenants for 150 years. She runs the hill unit with her husband Ed and their four children. She is also a vet and chair of Quality Meat Scotland

In your field
Kate Rowell
clock 24 August 2025 • 3 min read
In your field

In your field - Amy Wilkinson: "I could tell you all about the traumatic ordeal but the last thing you need is to hear how hard the job is, so I am sticking to the good stuff"

clock 23 August 2025 • 2 min read
Arable

Opinion: "Vivergo's closure only adds to arable woes"

clock 22 August 2025 • 1 min read
Farm Business

From the editor: How we adapt to extreme weather events will define farming's future

clock 21 August 2025 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Bailey Greatley: "I found my love for farming on a dairy farm in Maiden Bradley"

clock 20 August 2025 • 2 min read
Farm Safety

Farming Matters: "Farming accounts for 20% of all workplace deaths... employers must recognise their duty of care"

clock 19 August 2025 • 3 min read
In your field

In your field - Dan Hawes: "It's a fine balance between being too dry and stressing the plant, and being too wet, risking poor growing conditions"

clock 17 August 2025 • 3 min read
In your field - Alan Carter: "I am pleased to say that we had a clear TB test. I can't remember the last time that happened"

In your field

In your field - Alan Carter: "I am pleased to say that we had a clear TB test. I can't remember the last time that happened"

Alan Carter farms in partnership with his parents, Paul and Christine, on a 162 hectare (400-acre), 400-cow dairy unit at Constantine, Cornwall, with 130 milking cows, supplying Saputo. Alan, also a Parish Councillor, and his wife Sarah, have two children, Ross and Dana

clock 16 August 2025 • 3 min read
From the editor: Industry consultation must not be an afterthought

Politics

From the editor: Industry consultation must not be an afterthought

This week from Farmers Guardian deputy editor Alex Black

clock 15 August 2025 • 2 min read
OPINION: #farm24 special - "Farming is in an era of risk and change, but what cannot be taken away from us is pride"

Farm Life

OPINION: #farm24 special - "Farming is in an era of risk and change, but what cannot be taken away from us is pride"

Digital editor Emily Ashworth reflects on the success of 24 Hours in Farming - Farmers Guardian's best year yet

clock 15 August 2025 • 1 min read