Agricultural Policies

From the editor: 'Defra is well-known for its revolving door - high turnover of staff is a pain for any business'

Blogs

From the editor: 'Defra is well-known for its revolving door - high turnover of staff is a pain for any business'

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley (January 5)

clock 04 January 2024 • 2 min read
From the editor: 'Our industry's biggest asset is an empowered, fearless farming community'

Blogs

From the editor: 'Our industry's biggest asset is an empowered, fearless farming community'

This week from Chief Reporter Rachael Brown (November 2)

clock 02 November 2023 • 2 min read
LIVE: Labour Party Conference 2023 - Tom Bradshaw says farming is judged 'on the way it impacts on the environment for future generations'

Politics

LIVE: Labour Party Conference 2023 - Tom Bradshaw says farming is judged 'on the way it impacts on the environment for future generations'

Farmers Guardian is at the Labour Party Conference 2023 (October 8 - October 11)

clock 09 October 2023 • 1 min read
From the editor: 'A meat tax was never a policy in the first place - it's like saying I have cancelled my plans to stop eating steak' 

Blogs

From the editor: 'A meat tax was never a policy in the first place - it's like saying I have cancelled my plans to stop eating steak' 

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley (September 22)

clock 25 September 2023 • 3 min read
From the editor: Ben Briggs - Subsidy U-turn would be dream for some, a disaster for others

Farm Life

From the editor: Ben Briggs - Subsidy U-turn would be dream for some, a disaster for others

For many farmers, the end of the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) is a headache they have yet to find a workable treatment for.

clock 30 September 2022 • 2 min read
From the editor: Ben Briggs - Is it time to dust off the placards once again?

Farm Life

From the editor: Ben Briggs - Is it time to dust off the placards once again?

Twenty years on from the Liberty and Livelihood march in London, has anything actually changed for the perception of rural areas and the policies governing them?

clock 23 September 2022 • 2 min read