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Kate Rowell: "It sent a signal that the Scottish Gov sees the red meat sector as an important part of the country's economy"

Farm Life

Kate Rowell: "It sent a signal that the Scottish Gov sees the red meat sector as an important part of the country's economy"

Scottish Borders farmer and QMS chair Kate Rowell on a successful Royal Highland Show and the positive messages from three key Ministers at the event

clock 05 July 2026 • 3 min read
Farming Matters: "In a densely populated and uncertain world, domestic food supply remains a critical priority"

Farm Life

Farming Matters: "In a densely populated and uncertain world, domestic food supply remains a critical priority"

Stephen Ramsden, a fourth-generation farm estate owner from North Yorkshire highlights the challenges and dilemmas faced by rural landowners

clock 04 July 2026 • 4 min read
Wallace Currie: "Agroecology has been quietly embedded within island life for generations"

Farm Life

Wallace Currie: "Agroecology has been quietly embedded within island life for generations"

Rural podcaster Wallace Currie recounts the journey he took around his home island the Isle of Arran for a new podcast series focusing on agroecology

clock 03 July 2026 • 6 min read
OPINION: Education is needed when kids ask questions like: 'Do you just chop the meat off and then it grows back?'

Education

OPINION: Education is needed when kids ask questions like: 'Do you just chop the meat off and then it grows back?'

After being on farm with hundreds of children, Emily Ashworth saw first-hand why farm-to-fork education is vital

clock 03 July 2026 • 1 min read
Opinion: We have to bring back our connection to food

Education

Opinion: We have to bring back our connection to food

Farmers Guardian digital editor Emily Ashworth on the public's lack of connection to food production and how education is key to reestablishing it

clock 03 July 2026 • 2 min read
Opinion: A busy week for Defra with SFI and CSHT announcements

Funding

Opinion: A busy week for Defra with SFI and CSHT announcements

Farmers Guardian deputy editor Alex Black discusses the latest announcements on farm funding

clock 03 July 2026 • 2 min read
Opinion: Resistance in crops doesn't wait and neither can we

Blogs

Opinion: Resistance in crops doesn't wait and neither can we

Delegates at Groundswell heard about the current resistance issues within plant protection products with an unclear future path besides responsible use

clock 02 July 2026 • 2 min read
Opinion: Wildfires – a growing threat Government can no longer ignore

Environment

Opinion: Wildfires – a growing threat Government can no longer ignore

Jane Thynne, Farmers Guardian's head of news and business, reflects on the hot weather and fires in the countryside

clock 02 July 2026 • 3 min read
From the editor: Walking for a cause close to farming's heart

Farm24

From the editor: Walking for a cause close to farming's heart

This week from the Farmers Guardian editor Katie Jones

clock 02 July 2026 • 2 min read
Holly Atkinson: "I know first-hand how disconnected young people can be from farming because I was one of them"

Education

Holly Atkinson: "I know first-hand how disconnected young people can be from farming because I was one of them"

Through the food we eat, every person connects with agriculture multiple times a day. But how many stop to think about it on a deeper level? Do they think about all the people behind that food, how it's produced or why farmers make the decisions they do? Soil Ed ambassador Holly Atkinson highlights the importance of education

clock 01 July 2026 • 2 min read