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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
Emma Gray's Farming Life: "I witnessed how devastating wildfires could be, not to mention the carbon release"

Farm Life

Emma Gray's Farming Life: "I witnessed how devastating wildfires could be, not to mention the carbon release"

In a blog for Farmers Guardian, shepherdess and top sheepdog triallist Emma Gray talks about how rewilding could put the country at risk of wildfires, and reflects on a better lambing than last year

clock 02 May 2025 • 3 min read
From the editor: We can and must have ambitious targets for both food production and the environment

Blogs

From the editor: We can and must have ambitious targets for both food production and the environment

This week from Farmers Guardian acting editor Katie Jones

clock 01 May 2025 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Alex McMenemy: "My goal is to ensure young people in farming and the wider rural economy have a voice and a future"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Alex McMenemy: "My goal is to ensure young people in farming and the wider rural economy have a voice and a future"

Ms McMenemy writes about the importance of Young Farmers' Clubs and why young people play a vital role in farming

clock 30 April 2025 • 3 min read
Letters: "Get the plough out and farm every last inch of your farm like it's World War Three"

Farm Business

Letters: "Get the plough out and farm every last inch of your farm like it's World War Three"

Ben Stanley, Derbyshire, writes about delayed SFI payments and how those who missed out should think themselves lucky

clock 29 April 2025 • 2 min read
Olivia Shave: "We will not stop until food, farming and sustainability are embedded at the heart of our education system"

Young Farmers and Careers

Olivia Shave: "We will not stop until food, farming and sustainability are embedded at the heart of our education system"

An update on the petition to 'embed food, farming, and sustainability education into the national curriculum' from founder Olivia Shave

clock 29 April 2025 • 3 min read
Letters: A study into the barriers farmers face accessing health and well-being services

Mental Health

Letters: A study into the barriers farmers face accessing health and well-being services

NHS worker Karis Ramsay wants to hear from farmers about their experience accessing physical and mental health services

clock 29 April 2025 • 1 min read
Farming Matters: "There are steps we can take as farmers to influence farm profitability"

Farm Business

Farming Matters: "There are steps we can take as farmers to influence farm profitability"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Caroline Millar, who grows malting barley, oats, and wheat on the family farm in Angus, as well as producing Scotch Beef and Scotch lamb. She is also sector lead for Scottish Agritourism

clock 28 April 2025 • 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Holly Zeidler: "There is a growing need for new entrants in this sector"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Holly Zeidler: "There is a growing need for new entrants in this sector"

Ms Zeidler writes about her enthusiasm for agriculture and why more young people should consider a career in farming

clock 28 April 2025 • 2 min read