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In your field: Emma Robinson - "Educating children on how their food is produced and where it comes from is essential for our industry to thrive"

In your field

In your field: Emma Robinson - "Educating children on how their food is produced and where it comes from is essential for our industry to thrive"

Emma and her family farm in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, milking 100 pedigree Holsteins and selling raw milk from the farmgate. They also run 300 North Country Mules. Emma is Monmouthshire NFU chair and volunteers with the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution

clock 15 April 2025 • 3 min read
Crop Walk with Simon Nelson – Welcome rain will see conditions 'explode'

Arable

Crop Walk with Simon Nelson – Welcome rain will see conditions 'explode'

Simon Nelson advises farmers on a wide range of arable and forage crops across Cumbria, north Lancashire and into south-west Scotland

clock 15 April 2025 • 2 min read
Letters: "Is it wise to threaten the Government over the 20% Inheritance Tax rule?"

Politics

Letters: "Is it wise to threaten the Government over the 20% Inheritance Tax rule?"

Richard Bruce, from the Isle of Wight, discusses the impact of various fiscal policies on farming over the years

clock 15 April 2025 • 1 min read
In your field: Roger Nicholson - "There comes a time when those in power need to listen and give our industry the respect it deserves"

In your field

In your field: Roger Nicholson - "There comes a time when those in power need to listen and give our industry the respect it deserves"

Roger Nicholson farms with his family at the heavily diversified Cannon Hall Farm, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, which has sparked various Channel 5 series including 'Springtime on the Farm'. Roger, 81, farms with his sons Dave and Robert and says he has no plans to retire just yet

clock 14 April 2025 • 3 min read
Farming Matters: "The impacts of changing weather patterns on agriculture are multifaceted, and the future of farming will be shaped by our ability to adapt"

Weather

Farming Matters: "The impacts of changing weather patterns on agriculture are multifaceted, and the future of farming will be shaped by our ability to adapt"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: ADAS agricultural consultant and farmer Stuart Jones

clock 12 April 2025 • 3 min read
From the editor: "When it comes to trade deals, farmers have been let down before by previous Governments"

Politics

From the editor: "When it comes to trade deals, farmers have been let down before by previous Governments"

This week from Farmers Guardian acting editor Katie Jones

clock 10 April 2025 • 2 min read
From the lambing shed: Delivering twins - with a bit of help

Livestock

From the lambing shed: Delivering twins - with a bit of help

This blog highlights farmers' thoughts and experiences during lambing 2025. In this video blog, teacher and farmer Shane Auckland reflects on lambing time

clock 10 April 2025 • 1 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Harry Morley: "If I am being honest, poultry is a part of agriculture I would perhaps not have considered beforehand until now"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Harry Morley: "If I am being honest, poultry is a part of agriculture I would perhaps not have considered beforehand until now"

Harper Adams student Harry Morley writes about growing up in the countryside, his passion for farming and his plans for the future

clock 09 April 2025 • 2 min read
Farming Matters: "Recent policies raise a fundamental question: is this a government we can trust to make informed decisions for the future of our food security?"

Environment

Farming Matters: "Recent policies raise a fundamental question: is this a government we can trust to make informed decisions for the future of our food security?"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Kate Lord, chief executive of Cotswold Farm Park and Warwickshire mixed farmer

clock 08 April 2025 • 3 min read
Danny Chambers: "We should not sell out British farmers for a handshake with a man who cannot be trusted"

Politics

Danny Chambers: "We should not sell out British farmers for a handshake with a man who cannot be trusted"

Mr Chambers said he is deeply alarmed by the UK Government’s willingness to compromise hard-won standards in pursuit of a trade deal with President Donald Trump

clock 08 April 2025 • 3 min read