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EXCLUSIVE - Aphra Brandreth: "Defra has been consigned to irrelevance by Labour"

Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Aphra Brandreth: "Defra has been consigned to irrelevance by Labour"

Conservative MP Aphra Brandreth discusses how Chancellor Rachel Reeves' proposed cuts to the nature-friendly farming budget at the Spending Review could diminish farmers' confidence in Government and Defra

clock 02 June 2025 • 3 min read
In your field – James and Isobel Wright: "For the first time since moving here, the grazing is starting to look how we want"

Farm Life

In your field – James and Isobel Wright: "For the first time since moving here, the grazing is starting to look how we want"

James and Isobel have three young children and recently bought their first farm, running beef and sheep over 13.8 hectares (34 acres), renting a further 44.5ha (110 acres). James works for tech firm Breedr as a product manager

clock 02 June 2025 • 2 min read
In your field – Dan Jones: "It was a real joy to open up the farm and share a tradition that's so central to how we farm up here"

Livestock

In your field – Dan Jones: "It was a real joy to open up the farm and share a tradition that's so central to how we farm up here"

Dan farms 650 ewes at the National Trust-owned Parc Farm on the Great Orme, a limestone headland which rises up 208 metres (682 feet) on the North Wales coast near Llandudno

clock 01 June 2025 • 3 min read
Farming Matters: "Nature should be integrated into the farming system itself, not relegated to the edges"

Environment

Farming Matters: "Nature should be integrated into the farming system itself, not relegated to the edges"

Danielle Dewe, chief executive of the Countryside Regeneration Trust (CRT), writes about the importance of nature-friendly farming and the work of the CRT

clock 31 May 2025 • 3 min read
OPINION: As the deadline looms, all eyes are on dairy contracts

Dairy

OPINION: As the deadline looms, all eyes are on dairy contracts

Alex Black, Farmers Guardian's head of news and business, reflects on legislation looking to boost fairness in the supply chain

clock 30 May 2025 • 1 min read
From the editor: All change at the top, but what does this mean for the farming industry?

Politics

From the editor: All change at the top, but what does this mean for the farming industry?

This week from Farmers Guardian acting editor Katie Jones

clock 29 May 2025 • 2 min read
Letters: "Zinc oxide acted like a sticky plaster, masking underlying problems in piglet health"

Animal Health

Letters: "Zinc oxide acted like a sticky plaster, masking underlying problems in piglet health"

Nigel Bennet, of Roam Technology, writes to urge pig producers to complete a short survey on how the ban on zinc oxide is affecting piglet health and performance across the UK

clock 29 May 2025 • 2 min read
EXCLUSIVE - Tom Bradshaw: "People often say that the sign of a fair trade deal is when neither side is happy"

Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Tom Bradshaw: "People often say that the sign of a fair trade deal is when neither side is happy"

NFU president Tom Bradshaw writes exclusively for Farmers and reflects on whether the UK’s recent trade deals with India, the US and European Union is good or bad for British farming

clock 28 May 2025 • 5 min read
Young Farmer Focus – Billy Matthews: "Farmers work tirelessly to preserve our British breeds"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus – Billy Matthews: "Farmers work tirelessly to preserve our British breeds"

Young farmer Billy Matthews writes about running his own business, Billy's Farm, and his passions for showing people how hard farmers work to produce food

clock 28 May 2025 • 3 min read
Letters: "This is an important opportunity for women in farming to share their views"

Farm Life

Letters: "This is an important opportunity for women in farming to share their views"

Linda Jones, national manager, FCN Cymru, writes to encourage women in farming to take part in a research study on health and well-being which the FCN is conducting in collaboration with the University of Exeter

clock 27 May 2025 • 1 min read