Opinion

Farmers Guardian's chief reporter, Rachael Brown analyses the Farming Minister's first appearance before the Efra Committee

The Prime Minister claims closer ties with Europe will ’back British farmers, British food producers, and remove red tape from our businesses’ but not everyone is convinced

When it comes to improving farm performance, the temptation is often to look for one big change. But could some of the biggest gains come from making lots of smaller, cost-effective improvements instead?

Britain has lost nine in 10 abattoirs since the 1970s, how much longer must farmers be left to deal with the consequences?

Chief reporter Rachael Brown looks at the critical pinch points for farming in next week's Budget, on top of the family farm tax

Between geopolitics, trade deals and El Nino weather concerns, food security is as important as ever for the UK, but are we appreciating what crops we have available over the staple favourites we import?

Better deals with the EU and India may be on their way but domestic production needs to be the priority

Deputy editor Alex Black takes a look at the latest AHDB outlook

How conversations with the Hawkstone Farmers' Choir have revealed just how much farmers need farmers