Politics

From the editor: How many chances will farmers give Sir Keir Starmer and his Cabinet as they blunder on with their botched approach to agricultural policy?

Politics

From the editor: How many chances will farmers give Sir Keir Starmer and his Cabinet as they blunder on with their botched approach to agricultural policy?

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

clock 13 March 2025 • 3 min read
View from the Hill: New American Agriculture Secretary acknowledges vital role of farming to 'fuel and feed America'

Politics

View from the Hill: New American Agriculture Secretary acknowledges vital role of farming to 'fuel and feed America'

A look at US farm politics from John Wilkes (inset) in Washington D.C

clock 10 March 2025 • 2 min read
Inheritance Tax: NHS, profitability and protests - what farmers need to know from the last few weeks

Politics

Inheritance Tax: NHS, profitability and protests - what farmers need to know from the last few weeks

clock 08 March 2025 • 2 min read
From the editor: Hopes Chancellor will flip her decision after Pancake Day rally

Politics

From the editor: Hopes Chancellor will flip her decision after Pancake Day rally

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

clock 06 March 2025 • 2 min read
FARMER RALLY UPDATES: Industry heads to London in hope of IHT change

Politics

FARMER RALLY UPDATES: Industry heads to London in hope of IHT change

Today (March 4) farmers are heading to Whitehall in another show of unity against the new Inheritance Tax rules

clock 04 March 2025 • 1 min read
OPINION: "Farmers are not making anywhere near enough to begin paying IHT, even over 10 years"

Politics

OPINION: "Farmers are not making anywhere near enough to begin paying IHT, even over 10 years"

Online editor Emily Ashworth talks about the consumer perception of farming regarding the Inheritance Tax discussion

clock 28 February 2025 • 1 min read
From the editor: "In any other year, those announcements would have been met with applause. Instead, Mr Reed stood red-faced and on the wrong side of farmers' frustrations"

Politics

From the editor: "In any other year, those announcements would have been met with applause. Instead, Mr Reed stood red-faced and on the wrong side of farmers' frustrations"

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

clock 27 February 2025 • 3 min read
Your Week in Farming: FG's biggest machinery test, IHT stalemate and Bovaer backlash

Farm Life

Your Week in Farming: FG's biggest machinery test, IHT stalemate and Bovaer backlash

In our brand-new weekly YouTube series, Your Week in Farming looks at what is going on in farming, from politics to stories straight from the community

clock 24 February 2025 • 1 min read
From the editor: The Government will not back down, but neither will farmers

Politics

From the editor: The Government will not back down, but neither will farmers

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

clock 20 February 2025 • 2 min read
Gov says IHT will help drive NHS waiting lists down, but farming should be part of the national health plan

Politics

Gov says IHT will help drive NHS waiting lists down, but farming should be part of the national health plan

This week from Farmers Guardian's online editor Emily Ashworth

clock 14 February 2025 • 2 min read