farming industry

NI cattle row escalates as Minister defends open field cattle cull

Farm Life

NI cattle row escalates as Minister defends open field cattle cull

Ulster Farmers' Union says strength of feeling across membership is 'unlike anything we have witnessed for many years'

clock 10 August 2026 • 2 min read
New reforms mark biggest change in vet sector for 60 years

Farm Life

New reforms mark biggest change in vet sector for 60 years

Gov to introduce statutory regulation for veterinary businesses, mandatory licensing of practices, enhanced inspections, and the creation of an independent veterinary ombudsman

clock 09 July 2026 • 2 min read
Inheritance Tax changes will lead to 'multiple sadness' for families, warns campaigning farmer

Farm Life

Inheritance Tax changes will lead to 'multiple sadness' for families, warns campaigning farmer

LibDem MP vows to fight on and says global events should be a wake-up call for Gov as to the importance of producers

clock 06 April 2026 • 3 min read
Middle East conflict prompts weekly fertiliser price reports from AHDB

Politics

Middle East conflict prompts weekly fertiliser price reports from AHDB

Due to the tensions in the Gulf, the Farming Minister has requested AHDB to report fertiliser prices on a more regular basis

clock 29 March 2026 • 2 min read
Letter: As the High Court Hearing on the proposed changes to IHT approaches, the lead claimant says "the story must be what happens inside the courtroom"

Politics

Letter: As the High Court Hearing on the proposed changes to IHT approaches, the lead claimant says "the story must be what happens inside the courtroom"

Tom Martin, the lead claimant, has asked that those arriving in London to support the hearing do not bring tractors, horns or inflammatory banners

clock 07 March 2026 • 1 min read
Industry fatalities hit 30 following death of farmer asphyxiated in grain silo

Farm Safety

Industry fatalities hit 30 following death of farmer asphyxiated in grain silo

Many are being urged not to take unnecessary risks as the number of fatalities is up 7 compared to the previous year (2024/25 April to March period) which saw 23 deaths

clock 04 March 2026 • 1 min read
Young Farmer Focus – Alys Beckett: "Traditional stereotypes are gradually changing, and people are beginning to realise that women are just as capable"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus – Alys Beckett: "Traditional stereotypes are gradually changing, and people are beginning to realise that women are just as capable"

Alys Beckett, 24, is from Wrexham in Wales. She is currently working as a primary school teacher alongside her obligations on the family farm

clock 25 February 2026 • 2 min read
Baroness Batters: farming representatives have to 'step up' and deliver for farmers

Farm Business

Baroness Batters: farming representatives have to 'step up' and deliver for farmers

The former NFU president on why levy boards and associations can no longer 'kick the can down the road' when it comes to farm profitability

clock 19 January 2026 • 3 min read
From the editor: All change at the top, but what does this mean for the farming industry?

Politics

From the editor: All change at the top, but what does this mean for the farming industry?

This week from Farmers Guardian acting editor Katie Jones

clock 29 May 2025 • 2 min read
In your field: Kate Beavan- "The time has come for me to pass the baton on. Be proud of what you do"

Farm Life

In your field: Kate Beavan- "The time has come for me to pass the baton on. Be proud of what you do"

Farming 122 hectares (300 acres), the main enterprise consists of 800 breeding ewes and cider made on-site from their orchards. Kate is a mum of two, runs Kate’s Country School on-farm and is the woodland creation officer for Stump Up For Trees

clock 20 September 2024 • 2 min read