Opinion and blogs

NSA chief Phil Stocker on SFI: "We were met with very little hope that funds could be found"

NSA chief Phil Stocker on SFI: "We were met with very little hope that funds could be found"

National Sheep Association (NSA) chief executive Phil Stocker shares his thoughts following a meeting on March 17 with Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner and other industry leaders to discuss the closure of SFI

Politics
Rachael Brown
Rachael Brown
clock 21 March 2025 • 2 min read
Politics

From the editor: 'If the country is to have guaranteed food security, then stability and certainty is needed within supply chains'

clock 20 March 2025 • 2 min read
Livestock

Letters: "Strong biosecurity must be the norm, not just a reaction to crises"

clock 20 March 2025 • 2 min read
Shows & Sales

View from the rostrum – Alastair Sneddon: Values up massively on 2024

clock 19 March 2025 • 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Kirsty Leigh: "There is a place for a Beef Shorthorn in any farming enterprise"

clock 19 March 2025 • 2 min read
Politics

Letters: "Government is removing the tools to deliver the positive outcomes farmers have worked so hard to create"

clock 18 March 2025 • 2 min read
Politics

Martin Lines: "The closure of SFI has highlighted just how fragile the current system is"

clock 17 March 2025 • 4 min read
Ed Dungait: "Is this Labour Government deliberately attempting to destroy farming businesses to free up land for other uses?"

Politics

Ed Dungait: "Is this Labour Government deliberately attempting to destroy farming businesses to free up land for other uses?"

Mr Dungait is a tenant farmer from Morpeth in Northumberland and former chair of NYFC. He writes about why farmers feel hurt and betrayed since Labour came to power, his time in NFYFC and why he wants to enter politics

clock 17 March 2025 • 5 min read
OPINION: 'Broken promises, increased taxation, plugging support schemes and empty words have pushed farmers to breaking point'

Politics

OPINION: 'Broken promises, increased taxation, plugging support schemes and empty words have pushed farmers to breaking point'

News and business reporter Chris Brayford discusses the dwindling trust between Government and farmers

clock 16 March 2025 • 2 min read
Farming Matters: Ben Aveling - "It's time farmers are paid fairly, as this is truly the only way to save British farms, especially if the Inheritance Tax holds firm"

Farm Business

Farming Matters: Ben Aveling - "It's time farmers are paid fairly, as this is truly the only way to save British farms, especially if the Inheritance Tax holds firm"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Farmer and meat retailer from Towcester, Northamptonshire - Ben Aveling

clock 15 March 2025 • 4 min read