opinion

Farmers Guardian’s Tom Ryder, hailing from a Cumbria-based family with a history in pedigree livestock breeding, reflects on how the Government’s proposed Inheritance Tax reforms risk overlooking the human realities behind the numbers

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Charlotte Gore, agribusiness director at Newton LDP, land and rural consultancy, discusses focusing on optimising performance during tough times

Digital editor Emily Ashworth looks at the rise of meat free Mondays, when the real health problem lies in the power of ultra processed foods

This week from Farmers Guardian's livestock specialist Katie Fallon

This month, Roger Evans discusses cheap food, recounts a tale about horse thefts and gives his thoughts on the debate around the right to die legislation

Dan Jones farms 650 ewes at the National Trust-owned Parc Farm, which sits on the Great Orme on the North Wales coast near Llandudno

Harry Bowell is Director of Land and Nature at the National Trust

James and Isobel, with their two young children, recently bought their first farm, and plan to run beef and sheep over 13.8 hectares (34 acres), renting a further 44.5ha (110 acres). James works for tech firm Breedr as a product manager. You can follow them on Twitter @jpbwfarm

Michael Miller specialises in Agriculture, Farms and Estates Partner at law firm Spencer West LLP

Harry Bowell is Director of Land and Nature at the National Trust