Opinion and blogs

Talking roots: Destroy cover crops early to avoid problems this spring

Talking roots: Destroy cover crops early to avoid problems this spring

New blight genotypes and another wet spring to contend with - Hutchinsons agronomist, Darryl Shailes give his seasonal overview for potatoes and beet crops

Arable
Farmers Guardian
clock 05 December 2024 • 3 min read
Politics

Tim Bonner - CA chief executive: "Labour has indeed squandered the trust and support of a very significant part of the rural community"

clock 05 December 2024 • 3 min read
Politics

Scotland's Shadow Rural Affairs Secretary - Tim Eagle on the Autumn Budget: "It's time for Labour to drop their cruel Family Farm Tax"

clock 02 December 2024 • 3 min read
Shows & Sales

View from the rostrum: Matthew Middleton - Stirk sales have been a huge success

clock 02 December 2024 • 3 min read
Politics

In your field: James Robinson - "Cheaper food you say? Okay, but how are we supposed to do everything else you have asked for?"

clock 01 December 2024 • 3 min read
Young Farmers and Careers

SPECIAL: Olivia Shave - "I see a critical gap in our education system – a gap that does not prepare young people for challenges such as food insecurity, climate change and sustainability"

clock 30 November 2024 • 2 min read
Politics

Opinion: "The Deputy First Minister's announcement on SFS is a positive step, but what about the money?"

clock 29 November 2024 • 1 min read
Andy Howard, CSX: "We need more collaboration at the root of BNG environmental restoration"

Politics

Andy Howard, CSX: "We need more collaboration at the root of BNG environmental restoration"

With the biodiversity net gain (BNG) initiative firmly embedded in the fabric of UK planning since its launch in February 2024, now is the ideal time for land developers and the conservation sectors to take full advantage of the opportunities it offers, says Andy Howard, chief executive of CSX

clock 29 November 2024 • 5 min read
From the editor: Scrapping of Welsh tree planting target shows a united farming industry can create change

Blogs

From the editor: Scrapping of Welsh tree planting target shows a united farming industry can create change

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

clock 28 November 2024 • 2 min read
James Evans - Welsh Conservatives: "Our vision of a Welsh Farming and Countryside Scheme offers farmers financial support with a streamlined structure, an emphasis on essential actions and flexibility in optional actions"

Politics

James Evans - Welsh Conservatives: "Our vision of a Welsh Farming and Countryside Scheme offers farmers financial support with a streamlined structure, an emphasis on essential actions and flexibility in optional actions"

Welsh Conservatives set to launch its 'Welsh Farming and Countryside Scheme' at the Royal Welsh Winter Fair, as an alternative to the Welsh Government's 'damaging' Sustainable Farming Scheme

clock 24 November 2024 • 5 min read