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Young Farmer Focus - Jack Emery: "People need to know where their food comes from"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Jack Emery: "People need to know where their food comes from"

Hampshire young farmer Jack Emery said British farmers should be proud of producing high-quality food, passing on knowledge to the next generation and for protecting the aesthetic of the countryside

clock 02 July 2025 • 2 min read
Letters: "This shows there is now more adaptability from the Government in trying to meet the evolving needs of the farming industry"

Livestock

Letters: "This shows there is now more adaptability from the Government in trying to meet the evolving needs of the farming industry"

Ian Cure, VetPartners farm director, discusses the recently announced extension to funding which offers farmers a free, Government funded vet visit for each herd or flock

clock 01 July 2025 • 2 min read
Regen Special Farming Matters: Angus Gowthorpe - "I had to make changes for the longer term improvement and for the next generation"

Farm focus

Regen Special Farming Matters: Angus Gowthorpe - "I had to make changes for the longer term improvement and for the next generation"

Based in the Vale of York, Angus Gowthorpe is a member of the regenerative farming group the Green Farm Collective, he grows arable crops and has a suckler herd.

clock 30 June 2025 • 4 min read
In your field: Helen Stanier - "The Great Yorkshire Show is our window to the public, to show our livestock and the work we do as farmers"

In your field

In your field: Helen Stanier - "The Great Yorkshire Show is our window to the public, to show our livestock and the work we do as farmers"

Helen is a fifth-generation farmer who farms with her parents, David and Anne Shaw, husband, Craig, and their children, Alfred and Hattie, at Grey Leys Farm in the Vale of York. The farm comprises 162 hectares (400 acres) of grass, maize and wholecrop for the herd of 240 pedigree Jersey cows and more than 200 followers

clock 29 June 2025 • 2 min read
In your field: James Robinson - "Friday the 13th. I mean, what idiot farmer books their TB test for Friday the 13th?"

In your field

In your field: James Robinson - "Friday the 13th. I mean, what idiot farmer books their TB test for Friday the 13th?"

James farms Dairy Shorthorns east of Kendal, Cumbria, with his parents Kathleen and Henry, wife Michelle and sons Robert and Chris. The fifth generation to farm at Strickley, he is also vice-chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network

clock 28 June 2025 • 4 min read
Regen special: OPINION - The term regenerative holds real power, use it to unite farmers

Sustainable Farming

Regen special: OPINION - The term regenerative holds real power, use it to unite farmers

Digital editor Emily Ashworth encourages the industry to think differently about the term regenerative and look at how it could impact your farm business

clock 27 June 2025 • 1 min read
From the editor: What does regen farming really mean?

Blogs

From the editor: What does regen farming really mean?

This week from Farmers Guardian acting editor Katie Jones

clock 26 June 2025 • 2 min read
EXCLUSIVE - George Eustice: "The problem with the recent EU reset is that it prioritises importers over domestic producers"

Politics

EXCLUSIVE - George Eustice: "The problem with the recent EU reset is that it prioritises importers over domestic producers"

Former Defra Secretary George Eustice discusses trade, imports, the EU reset and the importance of technology in agriculture

clock 26 June 2025 • 3 min read
EXCLUSIVE - Dr Danny Chambers: "The UK is worryingly unprepared for another disease outbreak"

Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Dr Danny Chambers: "The UK is worryingly unprepared for another disease outbreak"

Liberal Democrat MP Dr Danny Chambers said the UK needs to get serious and start preparing for the next animal disease outbreak

clock 25 June 2025 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Katy Walsh: "The pressures of rural isolation and responsibility can be overwhelming"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Katy Walsh: "The pressures of rural isolation and responsibility can be overwhelming"

Warwickshire Young Farmers' Club county chair Katy Walsh discusses how she fell in love with farming and the countryside, the challenge of leading a Young Farmers' Club, and overcoming rural isolation

clock 25 June 2025 • 2 min read