Opinion and blogs

Farming Matters: Kerriann McLackland – "Public countryside access fosters a lifelong passion and cultivates a sense of care through experience"

Farming Matters: Kerriann McLackland – "Public countryside access fosters a lifelong passion and cultivates a sense of care through experience"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Kerriann McLackland, head of estates at the Countryside Regeneration Trust

Farm Life
Kerriann McLackland
clock 18 April 2026 • 4 min read
Farm Business

EXCLUSIVE - John Milne: 'We want small abattoirs to be seen as critical national infrastructure'

clock 17 April 2026 • 3 min read
Politics

OPINION - Iran war: UK is not prepared for food shortages

clock 17 April 2026 • 2 min read
Shows & Sales

View from the Rostrum - Ted Ogden: "Strong demand for young cattle is driving record numbers through the ring"

clock 17 April 2026 • 3 min read
Blogs

OPINION: If food security is national security, then now is the time to get behind our farmers

clock 16 April 2026 • 3 min read
Politics

From the editor: Pragmatic approach to uplands policy is the right one

clock 16 April 2026 • 2 min read
Blogs

OPINION: New legislation on sheep worrying welcome but not the answer

clock 15 April 2026 • 2 min read
OPINION: Designing the perfect farmyard - easier said than done

Blogs

OPINION: Designing the perfect farmyard - easier said than done

Head of arable Ash Ellwood lives on a farm in Cheshire, where she and her husband, Will, have recently begun rearing beef calves, diversified into equine livery, and purchased 12 pedigree breeding ewes

clock 15 April 2026 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Tom Garlic: "Competitions give you confidence and a push"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Tom Garlic: "Competitions give you confidence and a push"

Hereford farmer, Tom Garlic farms 1800 breeding ewes and finishes 2500 store lambs a year. He reflects on his time spent entering competitions, giving him the confidence to push for improvement

clock 15 April 2026 • 3 min read
Welsh Election 2026 - Samuel Kurtz: "We believe farming needs a friend and farmers in Wales will always have that friend in us"

Politics

Welsh Election 2026 - Samuel Kurtz: "We believe farming needs a friend and farmers in Wales will always have that friend in us"

Ceredigion Penfro candidate Samuel Kurtz writes on how the Welsh Conservatives will back farmers in the Senedd and why he believes the farming sector is worth fighting for

clock 15 April 2026 • 4 min read