Opinion and blogs

In your field - Helen Stanier: "We could smell the smoke from the fires on Langdale Moor and our thoughts are with all the farmers and families affected"

In your field - Helen Stanier: "We could smell the smoke from the fires on Langdale Moor and our thoughts are with all the farmers and families affected"

Helen is a fifth-generation farmer who farms with her parents, David and Anne Shaw, husband, Craig, and their children, Alfred and Hattie, at Grey Leys Farm in the Vale of York. The farm comprises 162 hectares (400 acres) of grass, maize and wholecrop for the herd of 240 pedigree Jersey cows and more than 200 followers

In your field
Helen Stanier
clock 01 September 2025 • 2 min read
In your field

In your field - Roger Nicholson: "I'm surprised the Government aren't incentivising farm businesses to grow and diversify"

clock 31 August 2025 • 4 min read
Careers

Farming Matters - Amie Burke: "Why should you consider a career in food and farming?"

clock 30 August 2025 • 3 min read
Blogs

Road to regen: Silas Hedley-Lawrence - "Nature wants to do the hard work for us, we just need to get out of her way"

clock 29 August 2025 • 5 min read
Farm Life

From the editor: Our farmers support a lot more than the economy

clock 27 August 2025 • 2 min read
Blogs

Rural Education Matters: Olivia Shave - From tractors to lunchboxes, why farmers must help rewrite the national curriculum

clock 27 August 2025 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Winnie Bullock: "I would urge anyone who is unsure about Young Farmers to go and get stuck in"

clock 27 August 2025 • 4 min read
Defra Secretary Steve Reed: "Farmers can lead the way in cleaning up water"

Water Management

Defra Secretary Steve Reed: "Farmers can lead the way in cleaning up water"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Defra Secretary Steve Reed discusses changing the way farmers work with water and managing the impact of climate change

clock 26 August 2025 • 3 min read
Young Dog Handler Focus - Rory Owen: "Good breeding and type is a must"

Livestock

Young Dog Handler Focus - Rory Owen: "Good breeding and type is a must"

In this series, we focus on emerging working dog handlers who are heading up the industry. We will explore their successes, trials and tribulations in the journey as they become the next generation of skilled sheepdog handlers

clock 25 August 2025 • 3 min read
In your field - Kate Rowell: "We're looking at drones to help gather the hill sheep which could mean a bit less stress for us all and slow the wear and tear on my knees"

In your field

In your field - Kate Rowell: "We're looking at drones to help gather the hill sheep which could mean a bit less stress for us all and slow the wear and tear on my knees"

Kate is a fifth-generation farmer running the 750-hectare (1,853-acre) Hundleshope Farm on the Haystoun Estate, Peebles, where the family have been tenants for 150 years. She runs the hill unit with her husband Ed and their four children. She is also a vet and chair of Quality Meat Scotland

clock 24 August 2025 • 3 min read