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Andy Cato: "Drones and missiles will not protect us if there is no bread"

Politics

Andy Cato: "Drones and missiles will not protect us if there is no bread"

Wildfarmed's Andy Cato writes on Defra's SFI24 closure, why it is vital that farmers receive support for their efforts in nature and climate recovery, and why nature-rich food production should be seen as the most valuable of investments rather than a subsidy by Government

clock 13 March 2025 • 3 min read
View from the rostrum: Stephen Dodsworth - Prices are high, moods are low.

Shows & Sales

View from the rostrum: Stephen Dodsworth - Prices are high, moods are low.

Stephen Dodsworth on farmers' fears

clock 13 March 2025 • 4 min read
Alistair Carmichael: "80 years of Government interference in the food market has hard-wired unfairness into it. It is Britain's farmers who have lost out as a result"

Politics

Alistair Carmichael: "80 years of Government interference in the food market has hard-wired unfairness into it. It is Britain's farmers who have lost out as a result"

Mr Carmichael, chair of the Efra Committee, writes about the need to address the problem of low farm incomes, how his Food Supply Chain Fairness Bill could help shift the dial for farmers in getting a fair price for their produce, and the need to take on the supermarket giants and give back power to farmers

clock 12 March 2025 • 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus - James Scott: "We can never have enough influencers sharing their experiences of farming"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - James Scott: "We can never have enough influencers sharing their experiences of farming"

James Scott, 24, is a dairy farmer from Congleton in Cheshire. He writes about his farm and the power of education and telling farming stories through social media

clock 12 March 2025 • 2 min read
Peter Fox: "APR has been retained by past Governments of all colours, so what has changed?"

Politics

Peter Fox: "APR has been retained by past Governments of all colours, so what has changed?"

Shadow Rural Affairs Secretary for Wales, Peter Fox, writes about the Autumn Budget, farmers anxious about changes to Inheritance Tax and Agricultural Property Relief, reduced investment in farming and his concerns for the future of family farming in Wales

clock 10 March 2025 • 5 min read
Roger Nicholson: "With 68 million people to feed, it is important that our Government understands its responsibilities and prioritises a productive agricultural industry at home"

In your field

Roger Nicholson: "With 68 million people to feed, it is important that our Government understands its responsibilities and prioritises a productive agricultural industry at home"

Roger farms with his family at Cannon Hall Farm, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, and has appeared in various TV series, including 'Springtime on the Farm'

clock 09 March 2025 • 3 min read
Andrew RT Davies: "The rural industry has refused to roll over and become a casualty in Labour's class war"

Politics

Andrew RT Davies: "The rural industry has refused to roll over and become a casualty in Labour's class war"

Mr Davies, a farmer and former leader of the Welsh Conservatives, writes about why Labour introduced Inheritance Tax changes on farmers, the strength and togetherness of the community in standing up to the changes, and why it needs to be reversed

clock 07 March 2025 • 3 min read
OPINION: "Thankfully testing confirmed it was not foot-and-mouth disease"

Livestock

OPINION: "Thankfully testing confirmed it was not foot-and-mouth disease"

Farmers Guardian livestock editor Katie Jones reflects on the reaction to the suspected case of foot-and-mouth at Exeter Livestcock Centre

clock 07 March 2025 • 1 min read
From the editor: Hopes Chancellor will flip her decision after Pancake Day rally

Politics

From the editor: Hopes Chancellor will flip her decision after Pancake Day rally

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

clock 06 March 2025 • 2 min read
Little lambers: "The best bit was going out to do the night checks with mum, with just the radio on"

Young Farmers and Careers

Little lambers: "The best bit was going out to do the night checks with mum, with just the radio on"

In this children's lambing special, Jacob Barton, 9, tells Farmers Guardian what he loves about lambing time

clock 06 March 2025 • 2 min read
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