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From the editor: Farage's pitch to Wales strikes right at the heart of rural anxieties

From the editor: Farage's pitch to Wales strikes right at the heart of rural anxieties

This week from Farmers Guardian acting editor Katie Jones

Politics
Katie Jones
Katie Jones
clock 24 July 2025 • 2 min read
Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Steve Barclay: "Sacrificing UK progress on gene editing would risk seeing us fall behind other countries"

clock 24 July 2025 • 4 min read
Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Caroline Voaden: "The Autumn Budget set the tone for what we have seen in Labour's first year in office"

clock 23 July 2025 • 4 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Georgina Milne: "The answers are not in Westminster, they are in the field"

clock 23 July 2025 • 2 min read
Shows & Sales

View from the Rostrum: Alastair Sneddon - "After coming to Monday market at Bakewell each week for 47 years, I have no intention of stopping"

clock 22 July 2025 • 4 min read
Farm Life

Emma Gray's Farming Life: "These little decisions, like when to sell lambs, can make or break the year"

clock 21 July 2025 • 2 min read
In your field

In your field: Kate Rowell - "It's the highlight of my year to head up to the top of Hundleshope Heights to gather sheep on a beautiful summer's day"

clock 20 July 2025 • 3 min read
In your field: Amy Wilkinson - "Seeing the end result through direct selling has filled me with such a great sense of pride in what we do"

In your field

In your field: Amy Wilkinson - "Seeing the end result through direct selling has filled me with such a great sense of pride in what we do"

Amy works on her family’s tenanted farm at Halsall, Lancashire. Working mainly with her dad, Amy farms 285 hectares (704 acres) of arable crops and 550 beef cross cattle which are all reared through to finishing. You can follow her on Instagram @amygingewilkinson

clock 19 July 2025 • 3 min read
From the editor: SFS and bluetongue set to be hot topics at Royal Welsh Show

Politics

From the editor: SFS and bluetongue set to be hot topics at Royal Welsh Show

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Katie Jones

clock 17 July 2025 • 2 min read
Dairy Talk - Claire Eastham: "Some of us are trying to function and farm in the midst of a drought"

Dairy

Dairy Talk - Claire Eastham: "Some of us are trying to function and farm in the midst of a drought"

Claire Eastham farms with her husband Martyn in Dorset, where they milk 120-spring calving cows. After gaining knowledge and experience working for other businesses, the couple started their own dairy farming journey in 2015 by taking on a share farming agreement before progressing to their current county council farm

clock 17 July 2025 • 3 min read