Opinion and blogs

Farming Matters: Amy Jackson – "Novel technologies offer solutions we need... but what if that tech is unacceptable to consumers?"

Farming Matters: Amy Jackson – "Novel technologies offer solutions we need... but what if that tech is unacceptable to consumers?"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Amy Jackson, communications specialist in farming issues and crises

Environment
Farmers Guardian
clock 08 February 2025 • 3 min read
Politics

From the editor: "By valuing food production in the same way as we value nature, we should get to a place where there is harmony"

clock 07 February 2025 • 3 min read
Machinery

Charles Wadsley: "We have already begun to see the repercussions of the 'tractor tax'"

clock 07 February 2025 • 3 min read
Farm Life

Roger Nicholson: "I believe in the family farm – the shared responsibility, the ability to pass on knowledge from one generation to the next"

clock 04 February 2025 • 3 min read
Rural crime

Letters: "Does the current Cairngorms landscape truly meet lynx' ecological needs?"

clock 04 February 2025 • 3 min read
Blogs

OPINION: "New entrants must be placed at the heart of policy conversations"

clock 02 February 2025 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Georgie Lee: "The role of a rural surveyor excites me"

clock 02 February 2025 • 2 min read
Prof Christianne Glossop on bTB: "This insidious, slow-burn epidemic continues to affect everybody and everything in its path"

Animal Health

Prof Christianne Glossop on bTB: "This insidious, slow-burn epidemic continues to affect everybody and everything in its path"

The former Chief Veterinary Officer for Wales shares her thoughts on bovine TB and highlights the recent FCN's report linking poor mental health and well-being to the impact of bTB

clock 01 February 2025 • 4 min read
From the editor: New research showcasing impact of bovine TB on farmers must be heeded

Politics

From the editor: New research showcasing impact of bovine TB on farmers must be heeded

Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley's take on this week's top farming news stories

clock 31 January 2025 • 2 min read
James Robinson on bTB: "Give us the choice to at least stand and fight"

Livestock

James Robinson on bTB: "Give us the choice to at least stand and fight"

Cumbrian dairy farmer and FG columnist, James Robinson, provides an account of the bovine TB situation on his farm and airs his frustration at not being able to identify the root cause

clock 31 January 2025 • 6 min read