Opinion and blogs

Farm Business

From the editor: "Change can be a powerful catalyst for business growth"

clock 17 October 2024 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Ellie Scovell: "I am proud to be the first farmer in my family"

clock 16 October 2024 • 2 min read
Dairy

Lyndon Edwards: How I am leading the charge towards environmental sustainability in the dairy sector

clock 16 October 2024 • 5 min read
In your field

In your field: Amy Wilkinson - "Grandma has become even more of a celebrity"

clock 14 October 2024 • 3 min read
In your field

In your field: Kate Rowell - "We've just been away on honeymoon – only 25 years after the wedding"

clock 12 October 2024 • 3 min read
Politics

From the editor: "One hundred days into Sir Keir Starmer's premiership and farmers' confidence in his ambition for change is fading fast"

clock 11 October 2024 • 2 min read
View from the rostrum: Stephen Dodsworth - "God bless the Young Farmers"

Young Farmers and Careers

View from the rostrum: Stephen Dodsworth - "God bless the Young Farmers"

Stephen Dodsworth commends our youth - Stephen is a fieldsperson at Darlington Farmers Auction Mart

clock 10 October 2024 • 3 min read
Farming Matters: Sarah Sankey - "We are calling on the Government to provide more and better funding for nature-friendly farming"

Environment

Farming Matters: Sarah Sankey - "We are calling on the Government to provide more and better funding for nature-friendly farming"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Orkney area manager at the RSPB - Sarah Sankey

clock 08 October 2024 • 3 min read
In your field: James and Isobel Wright - "Right now, trust in the SFI system is low"

In your field

In your field: James and Isobel Wright - "Right now, trust in the SFI system is low"

James and Isobel, with their two young children, recently bought their first farm, and plan to run beef and sheep over 13.8 hectares (34 acres), renting a further 44.5ha (110 acres). James works for tech firm Breedr as UK country manager. You can follow them on Twitter @jpbwfarm

clock 07 October 2024 • 2 min read