Opinion and blogs

In your field: James Robinson - "At least I can pretend that I know how to grow something other than grass"

In your field: James Robinson - "At least I can pretend that I know how to grow something other than grass"

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 02 August 2025 • 3 min read
Politics

From the editor: Trump and Starmer's press briefing sees Inheritance Tax brought to the fore

clock 31 July 2025 • 3 min read
Education

Rural Education Matters: Olivia Shave – "Farming belongs in the classroom"

clock 31 July 2025 • 5 min read
Environment

EXCLUSIVE - Baroness Shaista Sheehan: "45% of fertiliser applied to land is being lost to the environment rather than being taken up by crops"

clock 31 July 2025 • 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Peter Medler: "Children need to learn about food and farming from a young age"

clock 30 July 2025 • 3 min read
Farm Business

Farming Matters: "The sector is already struggling. This IHT legislation risks being the final straw for some"

clock 29 July 2025 • 3 min read
Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Sir Mark Spencer on IHT: "Young farmers are walking away from the sector"

clock 29 July 2025 • 2 min read
Letters: "Chris Packham's blaming of sheep for Dartmoor's environmental degradation is an oversimplification"

Environment

Letters: "Chris Packham's blaming of sheep for Dartmoor's environmental degradation is an oversimplification"

Christopher Price, Rare Breeds Survival Trust chief executive, discusses Chris Packham's comments that sheep are destroying precious British habitats, including large parts of Dartmoor

clock 29 July 2025 • 1 min read
EXCLUSIVE - George Dunn on IHT: "We need flexibility for the very elderly or those with a terminal illness"

Politics

EXCLUSIVE - George Dunn on IHT: "We need flexibility for the very elderly or those with a terminal illness"

TFA chief executive George Dunn writes for Farmers Guardian on what Government should do to change tack on Inheritance Tax changes

clock 28 July 2025 • 3 min read
In your field: Emma Robinson - "We have to choose either BPS or SFS, but what will happen if Labour lose the majority of seats in the Senedd at May's election?

In your field

In your field: Emma Robinson - "We have to choose either BPS or SFS, but what will happen if Labour lose the majority of seats in the Senedd at May's election?

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 28 July 2025 • 3 min read