Blogs

Former Red Tractor chair Christine Tacon: "I feeI I have left a job half-finished"

Blogs

Former Red Tractor chair Christine Tacon: "I feeI I have left a job half-finished"

After stepping down from her role as chair as Red Tractor, as the new interim chair Alistair Mackintosh begins his role, Christine Tacon reflects on her time at the top - the highs and the lows

clock 04 July 2024 • 3 min read
General Election blog: Lib Dem leader Ed Davey promises £1bn boost for farming and says 'farmers deserve better'

Politics

General Election blog: Lib Dem leader Ed Davey promises £1bn boost for farming and says 'farmers deserve better'

In a blog for Farmers Guardian, leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey says the party will provide financial support to farmers

clock 29 May 2024 • 2 min read
Letters: "How soon will it be before we see food rationing in the UK?"

Blogs

Letters: "How soon will it be before we see food rationing in the UK?"

This week's letters from Farmers Guardian readers

clock 09 May 2024 • 1 min read
From the editor: With food security at risk, surely now is the time for the Government to put its money where its mouth is?

Farm Business

From the editor: With food security at risk, surely now is the time for the Government to put its money where its mouth is?

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley (April 25)

clock 25 April 2024 • 2 min read
Dairy Talk - Claire Eastham: "I would expect food inflation to hit the headlines again this autumn"

Dairy

Dairy Talk - Claire Eastham: "I would expect food inflation to hit the headlines again this autumn"

Well it's wet. I can only hope by the time you read this it's dry, or we're all in trouble

clock 21 April 2024 • 4 min read
Dairy Talk - Ben Yates: "Silage pits are getting low from the long winter we have endured"

Dairy

Dairy Talk - Ben Yates: "Silage pits are getting low from the long winter we have endured"

In Somerset, spring is trying to show its face between the rain showers. The warmer weather that we enjoyed recently gave us good growth rates of 34kg of dry matter/hectare per day

clock 18 April 2024 • 3 min read
From the editor: Farming Recovery Fund seen as a drop in the ocean

Politics

From the editor: Farming Recovery Fund seen as a drop in the ocean

This week from Farmers Guardian chief reporter Rachael Brown (April 12)

clock 11 April 2024 • 2 min read
From the lambing shed: A reflection of the highs and lows of lambing time

Sheep

From the lambing shed: A reflection of the highs and lows of lambing time

Bizza Walters, a well-known sheep farmer from Warwickshire, looks back on lambing this season

clock 30 March 2024 • 4 min read
From the editor: "Social media has been alive with pictures and videos of cattle being turned out after a winter that has felt like a lifetime"

Politics

From the editor: "Social media has been alive with pictures and videos of cattle being turned out after a winter that has felt like a lifetime"

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley (March 28)

clock 28 March 2024 • 2 min read
View from the rostrum: Glyn Lucas - "Why are the policymakers in Europe and across the world not appreciating the importance of food and the vital role of the farmers?"

Shows & Sales

View from the rostrum: Glyn Lucas - "Why are the policymakers in Europe and across the world not appreciating the importance of food and the vital role of the farmers?"

Glyn Lucas on why farmers are undervalued

clock 27 March 2024 • 4 min read