Opinion and blogs

Young Farmer Focus - Harry Suckling: "We are united in the hope that APR will be reversed"

Young Farmer Focus - Harry Suckling: "We are united in the hope that APR will be reversed"

Suffolk potato grower Harry Suckling writes about his family farm and his hopes to see Chancellor Rachel Reeves' proposed taxation reforms on UK agriculture reversed

Young Farmer Focus
Chris Brayford
Chris Brayford
clock 24 January 2025 • 2 min read
Politics

From the editor: Industry now has mandate to force farm assurance reform

clock 23 January 2025 • 2 min read
Politics

Farming Matters: Hester van Hensbergen - "We need to recognise this broken food system, built for corporate benefit, impacts us all"

clock 23 January 2025 • 3 min read
Farm Business

Letters: Farmers an 'inconvenience to Labour' and the National Trust has 'lost its founding ethos'

clock 20 January 2025 • 4 min read
In your field

In your field: Dan Hawes - "Recent cold weather has worked massively in our favour, as far as plants are concerned anyhow"

clock 19 January 2025 • 3 min read
Dairy

Dairy Talk: Ifan Roberts – "I realised how fortunate I am to have such a great support network"

clock 19 January 2025 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Harry Parsons: "For anyone thinking of studying at Harper Adams University, I would say go for it"

clock 19 January 2025 • 2 min read
From the editor: "Is it possible supermarkets may just be farming's saviour in the family farm tax fight?"

Politics

From the editor: "Is it possible supermarkets may just be farming's saviour in the family farm tax fight?"

This week from Farmers Guardian's editor Olivia Midgley

clock 18 January 2025 • 2 min read
Dairy Talk - Ben Yates: "We were relieved to have a clear TB test at the beginning of November"

Dairy

Dairy Talk - Ben Yates: "We were relieved to have a clear TB test at the beginning of November"

We were lucky enough to have a relatively quiet and drama-free Christmas period on the farm, with some drier weather helping

clock 17 January 2025 • 3 min read
OPINION: "Talk of foot-and-mouth will have sent shivers down the spine"

Blogs

OPINION: "Talk of foot-and-mouth will have sent shivers down the spine"

Farmers Guardian livestock editor Katie Jones discusses the importance of thorough border controls to ensure disease is not imported into the UK

clock 17 January 2025 • 1 min read