Opinion and blogs

Politics

Farming matters: Norman Bagley - "It is time that we consign Red Tractor to an old shed"

clock 25 April 2024 • 3 min read
Dairy

Dairy Matters - Paul Tompkins: "I recognise that the strength of UK dairy farming lies in its diverse production types"

clock 25 April 2024 • 5 min read
Dairy

Dairy Farmer - From the Editor: "At times the rainfall was nothing short of biblical"

clock 23 April 2024 • 1 min read
Farm Business

Letters: "All farmers will certainly be welcoming the second review into Red Tractor and farm assurance"

clock 22 April 2024 • 2 min read
In your field

In your field: Kate Rowell - "I am listening out for the cuckoo every day"

clock 21 April 2024 • 3 min read
Dairy

Dairy Talk - Claire Eastham: "I would expect food inflation to hit the headlines again this autumn"

clock 21 April 2024 • 4 min read
Farming matters: George Parkinson - "A change in policy needed to support UK's food security"

Politics

Farming matters: George Parkinson - "A change in policy needed to support UK's food security"

At the time I pitched this article, Defra announced changes to the Sustainable Farming Incentive to ensure that food production remained the primary purpose of farming – I think that farmers already know this is the purpose

clock 20 April 2024 • 3 min read
Roger Evans: "No farmer would ever dare to pollute on the scale that sewage makes its way into rivers"

Dairy

Roger Evans: "No farmer would ever dare to pollute on the scale that sewage makes its way into rivers"

This month Roger Evans discusses after dinner speaking, water pollution and tells a tale of how a farmer got the better of the tax man

clock 19 April 2024 • 5 min read
In your field: Amy Wilkinson - "We are miles behind drilling and have not been able to turn out any cattle yet; it definitely feels like the 100th day of January here"

In your field

In your field: Amy Wilkinson - "We are miles behind drilling and have not been able to turn out any cattle yet; it definitely feels like the 100th day of January here"

Amy works on her family’s tenanted farm at Halsall, Lancashire. Working mainly with her dad, Amy farms 285 hectares (704 acres) of arable crops and 550 beef cross cattle which are all reared through to finishing. You can follow her on Instagram @amygingewilkinson

clock 19 April 2024 • 3 min read