Opinion and blogs

In your field: Kate Beavan - 'There is a way forward, but we all need to be part of the discussions'

In your field: Kate Beavan - 'There is a way forward, but we all need to be part of the discussions'

Kate farms alongside her husband Jim on their farm near Abergavenny, Monmouthshire. Farming 122 hectares (300 acres), the main enterprise consists of 800 breeding ewes and cider made on-site from their orchards. She is a mum of two, runs Kate’s Country School on-farm and is the woodland creation officer for Stump Up For Trees.

In your field
Farmers Guardian
clock 08 July 2024 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmers Focus - Joanna Brookes: "My grandparents bought our farm in 1947, and ever since, it has evolved in many ways"

clock 08 July 2024 • 2 min read
In your field

In your field: Ian Garnett - 'The weather was so hot, we even made some hay'

clock 06 July 2024 • 2 min read
Politics

From the editor: A healthy nation starts with food

clock 05 July 2024 • 2 min read
Blogs

Former Red Tractor chair Christine Tacon: "I feeI I have left a job half-finished"

clock 04 July 2024 • 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Kyle Annable: "I jumped at the opportunity to make my dream come true in agriculture"

clock 04 July 2024 • 2 min read
Politics

Janet Finch-Saunders - Welsh Conservatives on the General Election: "Is it right for the Welsh Government to be telling farmers how to farm? Absolutely not"

clock 03 July 2024 • 4 min read
Farming matters: Brian Richardson - 'Farmers will keep on doing what they do so well'

Politics

Farming matters: Brian Richardson - 'Farmers will keep on doing what they do so well'

Farming is a long term business, and farmers need to be able to plan ahead particularly when there is pressure to look at even more environmental outcomes says Virgin Money UK head of agriculture

clock 02 July 2024 • 3 min read
Ian Rickman - president of the Farmers' Union of Wales: "Future deals with other countries must protect our farmers and food security"

Politics

Ian Rickman - president of the Farmers' Union of Wales: "Future deals with other countries must protect our farmers and food security"

Mr Rickman has told the next UK Government to ensure future trade deals protect UK farmers and the importance of food security

clock 02 July 2024 • 3 min read
In your field: Kate Rowell - 'It takes all of us – industry, Government and the public – working together to make impactful change'

In your field

In your field: Kate Rowell - 'It takes all of us – industry, Government and the public – working together to make impactful change'

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 01 July 2024 • 3 min read