Opinion and blogs

Organic September: "Despite the demand and exciting possibilities, organic farmland in the UK remains static at 3%"

Organic September: "Despite the demand and exciting possibilities, organic farmland in the UK remains static at 3%"

Jerry Alford, farming advisor for arable and soils at Soil Association, talks about the demand for organic produce despite the lack of support for organic practices

Blogs
Farmers Guardian
clock 19 September 2025 • 3 min read
Politics

From the editor: When policy meets reality at the farm gate

clock 18 September 2025 • 2 min read
Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Caroline Voaden: "How many more businesses will go under before this veterinary agreement gets over the line?"

clock 17 September 2025 • 3 min read
Shows & Sales

View from the Rostrum - Meg Elliott: "There is no need for abuse at auctions"

clock 17 September 2025 • 3 min read
In your field

Young Farmer Focus - Jacob Duggan: "I still get challenged by farmers saying I should be milking all year round"

clock 17 September 2025 • 3 min read
Politics

EXCLUSIVE - John Milne: "Rural areas feel particularly neglected and misunderstood"

clock 16 September 2025 • 3 min read
Sustainable Farming

Letters: "There is nothing new about regenerative agriculture, it just wasn't called that back then"

clock 16 September 2025 • 1 min read
In your field - Dan Jones: "'Champion of the ordinary man' Nigel Farage looks more at home in a London bar than hefting sheep on the Orme"

In your field

In your field - Dan Jones: "'Champion of the ordinary man' Nigel Farage looks more at home in a London bar than hefting sheep on the Orme"

Dan Jones farms 650 ewes at the National Trust-owned Parc Farm, which sits on the Great Orme, a limestone headland which rises up 208 metres (682 feet) on the North Wales coast near Llandudno. His Farm Business Tenancy covers the 58 hectares (143 acres) at Parc Farm, plus 364ha (900 acres) of grazing rights on the hill

clock 15 September 2025 • 2 min read
In your field - James Wright: "You can tell the beef price is strong because I've concreted the scrape passage"

In your field

In your field - James Wright: "You can tell the beef price is strong because I've concreted the scrape passage"

James and Isobel, with their two young children, recently bought their first farm, and plan to run beef and sheep over 13.8 hectares (34 acres), renting a further 44.5ha (110 acres). James works for tech firm Breedr as a product manager. You can follow them on Twitter @jpbwfarm.

clock 14 September 2025 • 2 min read
NFU president Tom Bradshaw: "Our sector is under a lot of strain... and it's impacting cashflow and confidence"

Farm Life

NFU president Tom Bradshaw: "Our sector is under a lot of strain... and it's impacting cashflow and confidence"

NFU president Tom Bradshaw looks back on a week which welcomed the 10th Back British Farming Day and yet another Defra Secretary

clock 13 September 2025 • 4 min read