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EXCLUSIVE - John Milne: "When someone admits they are finding it hard to cope, it takes courage"

Farm Safety

EXCLUSIVE - John Milne: "When someone admits they are finding it hard to cope, it takes courage"

Horsham MP John Milne has written for Farmers Guardian on why farmers' well-being and safety must always be a priority

clock 04 August 2025 • 4 min read
RPA to allow temporary derogation owing to dry conditions

Farm Business

RPA to allow temporary derogation owing to dry conditions

Farmers have been forced to sell early to reduce dry matter demand on the farm

clock 29 July 2025 • 2 min read
EXCLUSIVE - Steve Barclay: "Sacrificing UK progress on gene editing would risk seeing us fall behind other countries"

Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Steve Barclay: "Sacrificing UK progress on gene editing would risk seeing us fall behind other countries"

Former Defra Secretary Steve Barclay said gene editing could be a game-changer for the precision breeding of crops and livestock

clock 24 July 2025 • 4 min read
Regen special: Revisiting past practices allows mixed farm to be financially resilient while boosting biodiversity

Farm Life

Regen special: Revisiting past practices allows mixed farm to be financially resilient while boosting biodiversity

One Cornish farmer is returning to past practices, but with a science-based view, on his family farm

clock 26 June 2025 • 9 min read
Farmer's despair as fly-tippers cause £40,000 of damage

Rural crime

Farmer's despair as fly-tippers cause £40,000 of damage

40 lorry-loads of asbestos and cannabis waste dumped on fields as locals say waste crime is out of control

clock 20 June 2025 • 3 min read
EXCLUSIVE - Aphra Brandreth: "Defra has been consigned to irrelevance by Labour"

Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Aphra Brandreth: "Defra has been consigned to irrelevance by Labour"

Conservative MP Aphra Brandreth discusses how Chancellor Rachel Reeves' proposed cuts to the nature-friendly farming budget at the Spending Review could diminish farmers' confidence in Government and Defra

clock 02 June 2025 • 3 min read
In your field – James and Isobel Wright: "For the first time since moving here, the grazing is starting to look how we want"

Farm Life

In your field – James and Isobel Wright: "For the first time since moving here, the grazing is starting to look how we want"

James and Isobel have three young children and recently bought their first farm, running 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

clock 02 June 2025 • 2 min read
Farming Matters: "Nature should be integrated into the farming system itself, not relegated to the edges"

Environment

Farming Matters: "Nature should be integrated into the farming system itself, not relegated to the edges"

Danielle Dewe, chief executive of the Countryside Regeneration Trust (CRT), writes about the importance of nature-friendly farming and the work of the CRT

clock 31 May 2025 • 3 min read
Policymakers urged to consider OSR in future SFI

Arable Business

Policymakers urged to consider OSR in future SFI

Groups says crop offers economic and ecological benefits

clock 25 May 2025 • 2 min read
EXCLUSIVE - Sarah Dyke: "Small and local abattoirs form a crucial part of local food infrastructure, but they are closing at an alarming rate"

Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Sarah Dyke: "Small and local abattoirs form a crucial part of local food infrastructure, but they are closing at an alarming rate"

Glastonbury and Somerton MP Sarah Dyke has written exclusively for Farmers Guardian on the vital role of small abattoirs to farming communities and why they need Government support to stay open

clock 19 May 2025 • 5 min read