Opinion and blogs

Letters: "Zinc oxide acted like a sticky plaster, masking underlying problems in piglet health"

Letters: "Zinc oxide acted like a sticky plaster, masking underlying problems in piglet health"

Nigel Bennet, of Roam Technology, writes to urge pig producers to complete a short survey on how the ban on zinc oxide is affecting piglet health and performance across the UK

Animal Health
Farmers Guardian
clock 29 May 2025 • 2 min read
Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Tom Bradshaw: "People often say that the sign of a fair trade deal is when neither side is happy"

clock 28 May 2025 • 5 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus – Billy Matthews: "Farmers work tirelessly to preserve our British breeds"

clock 28 May 2025 • 3 min read
Farm Life

Letters: "This is an important opportunity for women in farming to share their views"

clock 27 May 2025 • 1 min read
Farm Life

In Your Field: Helen Stanier – "This year couldn't have been a more different spring season"

clock 26 May 2025 • 2 min read
Farm Life

In Your Field: James Robinson – "Our grassland is looking remarkably well considering"

clock 25 May 2025 • 3 min read
Shows & Sales

View from the rostrum - Ted Ogden: Sell when and how you want to

clock 25 May 2025 • 3 min read
Farming Matters: Helen Fisher – "The fields, sodden all winter, are now dry as the desert'"

Farm Life

Farming Matters: Helen Fisher – "The fields, sodden all winter, are now dry as the desert'"

Helen Fisher, an arable farmer based on a family farm in Atherstone, Warwickshire, writes about the unpredictability of the weather and its impact on farming

clock 24 May 2025 • 3 min read
OPINION: Now is the time to support our agricultural shows

Shows & Sales

OPINION: Now is the time to support our agricultural shows

Angela Calvert, Farmers Guardian's head of livestock shows and sales, reflects on the importance of agricultural shows as the 2025 season gets underway

clock 23 May 2025 • 1 min read
Dairy Talk - Becky Fenton: "I can absolutely see the future in robotic milking"

Dairy

Dairy Talk - Becky Fenton: "I can absolutely see the future in robotic milking"

As I write this at the very end of April, the race is on to see who will be the first to silage in Cheshire. The sun's shining and there's no rain forecast at all

clock 23 May 2025 • 3 min read