Opinion and blogs

OPINION: "We hope to champion a new entrant farmer in his success so far and his appetite for the future"

OPINION: "We hope to champion a new entrant farmer in his success so far and his appetite for the future"

Farmers Guardian's livestock specialist Katie Fallon highlights the hard work and dedication required in lambing time and the importance of championing the next generation of farmers

Blogs
Katie Fallon
clock 25 April 2025 • 1 min read
Farm Business

From the editor: The value of auction marts has never been greater

clock 24 April 2025 • 2 min read
Environment

Letters: "Encouraging landscape-scale nature-friendly farming and nature recovery schemes is crucial"

clock 23 April 2025 • 1 min read
Rural Development

Letters: "Rural Scotland matters. It is time those in power acted like it"

clock 22 April 2025 • 1 min read
Blogs

Young Dog Handler Focus - Janine Ashworth: 'I have had the opportunity to make my hobby my job'

clock 22 April 2025 • 3 min read
Blogs

Roger Evans: "I see a lot of dairy farmers with lumps on their feet like this"

clock 22 April 2025 • 5 min read
Politics

Phil Latham: "Our industry seems to have little value for the Labour Gov and [therefore] I am increasingly worried about the USA's new tariff regime"

clock 21 April 2025 • 3 min read
In your field: James Robinson - "Nothing was out of bounds in the conversation" during bTB meeting with APHA top management

In your field

In your field: James Robinson - "Nothing was out of bounds in the conversation" during bTB meeting with APHA top management

James and family farm Dairy Shorthorns east of Kendal, Cumbria. The fifth generation to farm at Strickley, James is also vice-chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network

clock 21 April 2025 • 3 min read
Dairy Talk - Claire Eastham: "With turnout we also saw a return to hearing calls of 'the cows are out'"

Blogs

Dairy Talk - Claire Eastham: "With turnout we also saw a return to hearing calls of 'the cows are out'"

Well it's been a tumultuous three months since I wrote my last article and it looks like we are in for a bumpy ride ahead, so buckle in

clock 19 April 2025 • 3 min read
Dairy Matters - Phil Christopher: "Surely there is a way we can speed up bTB control"

Dairy

Dairy Matters - Phil Christopher: "Surely there is a way we can speed up bTB control"

Former cowman and agri-marketing contractor Phil Christopher discusses why he thinks AHDB should provide a ‘boots on the ground' farm support service to educate and support farmers in the fight against bovine TB

clock 18 April 2025 • 4 min read