Opinion and blogs

James Evans - Welsh Conservatives on the General Election: "There has been a cloud hanging over the farming industry for a long time"

James Evans - Welsh Conservatives on the General Election: "There has been a cloud hanging over the farming industry for a long time"

Welsh Conservative Shadow Rural Affairs Minister James Evans has written a blog for Farmers Guardian outlining his party's backing for the farming community, agriculture's vital role to Wales and Labour's Sustainable Farming Scheme

Politics
Chris Brayford
Chris Brayford
clock 24 June 2024 • 5 min read
In your field

In your field: Dan Hawes - "All I need now is some good weather and a bit of free time – fingers crossed"

clock 23 June 2024 • 3 min read
Dairy

Dairy Talk - Gemma Smale-Rowland: "A small barbed wire cut led to a trip to A&E and resulted in sepsis"

clock 23 June 2024 • 4 min read
In your field

In your field: Alan Carter - 'We had a couple of days at the Royal Cornwall Show – a highlight of our year'

clock 22 June 2024 • 3 min read
Politics

Lizzie Hacking - Conservative Rural Forum chair: "87 words was the best the Labour manifesto had to offer on farming"

clock 22 June 2024 • 3 min read
Dairy

Dairy Talk - Ifan Roberts: "With much graft and determination we carved out a result"

clock 21 June 2024 • 4 min read
Politics

From the editor: Sheep turn their backs on Prime Minister, but have rural voters?

clock 20 June 2024 • 2 min read
Douglas Ross - leader of the Scottish Conservatives on the General Election: "We will be the voice of our farming and rural communities"

Politics

Douglas Ross - leader of the Scottish Conservatives on the General Election: "We will be the voice of our farming and rural communities"

Scottish Conservative Party leader Douglas Ross said agriculture will be a priority for every Scottish Conservative MP elected at the General Election on July 4

clock 20 June 2024 • 3 min read
Dr Lucy Beattie - Scottish National Party candidate on the General Election: "Rural people are resilient and fiercely independent"

Politics

Dr Lucy Beattie - Scottish National Party candidate on the General Election: "Rural people are resilient and fiercely independent"

Farmer turned SNP candidate for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Dr Lucy Beattie said it would be a privilege to represent constituents in a place where she lives and works

clock 19 June 2024 • 4 min read
Gareth Parry - Farmers' Union of Wales: "Welsh farming is at an important crossroads"

Politics

Gareth Parry - Farmers' Union of Wales: "Welsh farming is at an important crossroads"

Head of policy at FUW, Mr Parry has provided an insight on the agricultural budget and the ramifications of agricultural policies within manifestos which could impact Welsh farmers

clock 19 June 2024 • 3 min read