Weather

Yorkshire second region in England to move into drought status

Weather

Yorkshire second region in England to move into drought status

The north-west of England entered drought status on May 21

clock 12 June 2025 • 2 min read
In your field – Dan Jones: "It was a real joy to open up the farm and share a tradition that's so central to how we farm up here"

Livestock

In your field – Dan Jones: "It was a real joy to open up the farm and share a tradition that's so central to how we farm up here"

Dan farms 650 ewes at the National Trust-owned Parc Farm on the Great Orme, a limestone headland which rises up 208 metres (682 feet) on the North Wales coast near Llandudno

clock 01 June 2025 • 3 min read
Drought officially declared in North West England

Weather

Drought officially declared in North West England

The Environment Agency has officially declared drought despite wetter weather conditions this week

clock 29 May 2025 • 1 min read
In Your Field: Helen Stanier – "This year couldn't have been a more different spring season"

Farm Life

In Your Field: Helen Stanier – "This year couldn't have been a more different spring season"

Helen is a fifth-generation farmer who farms with her family at Grey Leys Farm in the Vale of York. The farm comprises 162ha (400 acres) of grass, maize and wholecrop for their 240 pedigree Jersey cows plus followers

clock 26 May 2025 • 2 min read
In Your Field: James Robinson – "Our grassland is looking remarkably well considering"

Farm Life

In Your Field: James Robinson – "Our grassland is looking remarkably well considering"

James and family farm Dairy Shorthorns east of Kendal, Cumbria. The fifth generation to farm at Strickley, James is also vice-chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network

clock 25 May 2025 • 3 min read
Farming Matters: Helen Fisher – "The fields, sodden all winter, are now dry as the desert'"

Farm Life

Farming Matters: Helen Fisher – "The fields, sodden all winter, are now dry as the desert'"

Helen Fisher, an arable farmer based on a family farm in Atherstone, Warwickshire, writes about the unpredictability of the weather and its impact on farming

clock 24 May 2025 • 3 min read
From the editor: Which parts of the country are set to receive some rain is up for debate

Politics

From the editor: Which parts of the country are set to receive some rain is up for debate

This week from Farmers Guardian acting editor Katie Jones

clock 22 May 2025 • 2 min read
Farming in Five: Steve Reed says IHT could fund mental health services; BSE found on farm in Essex; Gen Z back British farmers and weather expert says rain is on the way [May 21, 2025]

Farming in Five

Farming in Five: Steve Reed says IHT could fund mental health services; BSE found on farm in Essex; Gen Z back British farmers and weather expert says rain is on the way [May 21, 2025]

Defra Secretary Steve Reed goes before Efra Committee, telling them an IHT rethink would mean NHS services will be cut and reveals a new redrawn SFI will be coming early next year. Animal health is on the agenda as a single case of BSE is recorded in Essex. Meanwhile there is good news as Gen Z say farmers are the champions of the British countryside and the latest weather forecast says rain is on the way.

clock 21 May 2025 • 1 min read
Driest spring for a century sparks fodder and crop warnings

Weather

Driest spring for a century sparks fodder and crop warnings

River flow and rainfall averages plummet as dry weather set to continue

clock 18 May 2025 • 3 min read
In your field: Emma Robinson - "It's very important to support the younger generation in our farming community"

Farm Life

In your field: Emma Robinson - "It's very important to support the younger generation in our farming community"

Emma and family farm in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, milking 100 pedigree Holsteins and selling raw milk from the farm gate. They also run 300 North Country Mules. Emma is Monmouthshire NFU chair and volunteers with RABI

clock 18 May 2025 • 3 min read