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VE DAY SPECIAL: "Contributing to food security made us very proud as farming families"

Farm Life

VE DAY SPECIAL: "Contributing to food security made us very proud as farming families"

In this VE Day special, Peter Lomas, who was born in 1936 in Bakewell, reflects on growing up during World War II and how farmers played an integral part

clock 08 May 2025 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus – Charlotte Beer: "It is difficult to have faith in Gov promises"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus – Charlotte Beer: "It is difficult to have faith in Gov promises"

Aberystwyth University student Charlotte Beer discusses changes to Inheritance Tax, how generational farming could change due to the proposed taxation, and the impact of trade deals which 'harm' British farmers

clock 07 May 2025 • 2 min read
Letters: "Those fools whose shelves are filled with plenty... Will only learn when their bellies are empty"

Politics

Letters: "Those fools whose shelves are filled with plenty... Will only learn when their bellies are empty"

A poem by W.S. Towers on the current state of the farming industry

clock 06 May 2025 • 2 min read
Letters: "To safeguard our farms and rural communities, the police must take further, targeted action"

Rural crime

Letters: "To safeguard our farms and rural communities, the police must take further, targeted action"

Alex Cotterill, a student at the University of Nottinghamshire, writes about rural crime and how it could be tackled

clock 06 May 2025 • 3 min read
In your field – Alan Carter: "Spring is the time of new life and fresh starts, and the year really begins"

Farm Life

In your field – Alan Carter: "Spring is the time of new life and fresh starts, and the year really begins"

Alan Carter farms in partnership with his parents, Paul and Christine, on a 162-hectare (400-acre), 400-cow dairy unit at Constantine, Cornwall, supplying Saputo

clock 05 May 2025 • 3 min read
In your field – Dan Hawes: "Isn't it good to see British fruit back on the supermarket shelves?"

Farm Life

In your field – Dan Hawes: "Isn't it good to see British fruit back on the supermarket shelves?"

Dan Hawes produces strawberry and raspberry plants for the UK fruit market with Blaise Plants, Kent. The arable side of the business includes environmental schemes, with a mix of wheat, oilseed rape, beans and barley crops

clock 04 May 2025 • 3 min read
Farming Matters – Daniel Zeichner: "Biosecurity is about more than just protecting animals"

Animal Health

Farming Matters – Daniel Zeichner: "Biosecurity is about more than just protecting animals"

Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs Daniel Zeichner writes about need to adhere to scrupulous biosecurity measures in the wake of foot-and-mouth cases detected in mainland Europe

clock 03 May 2025 • 3 min read
Martin Lines: "The slogan, 'No Farmers, No Food' is everywhere. But how true is this?"

Politics

Martin Lines: "The slogan, 'No Farmers, No Food' is everywhere. But how true is this?"

Arable farmer Martin Lines said farmers have 'wasted time' by fighting the 'wrong battles' with Government when they should be championing the benefits they provide to society as a whole

clock 02 May 2025 • 4 min read
OPINION: "What protection will tenant farmers have?"

Tenancy

OPINION: "What protection will tenant farmers have?"

Chief reporter Rachael Brown questions what is being done to protect the agricultural tenanted sector to ensure it thrives, for both tenants and landlords going forward

clock 02 May 2025 • 1 min read
Careers special - View from the Classroom: "It is vital we push agriculture more into our primary and secondary schools"

Young Farmers and Careers

Careers special - View from the Classroom: "It is vital we push agriculture more into our primary and secondary schools"

In this View from the Classroom special, Zak Hamersley, 27, tells Farmers Guardian how he became a lecturer in agriculture at Moreton Morrell College and enjoys inspiring the next generation

clock 02 May 2025 • 3 min read