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Opinion and blogs

Andrew RT Davies: "The rural industry has refused to roll over and become a casualty in Labour's class war"

Andrew RT Davies: "The rural industry has refused to roll over and become a casualty in Labour's class war"

Mr Davies, a farmer and former leader of the Welsh Conservatives, writes about why Labour introduced Inheritance Tax changes on farmers, the strength and togetherness of the community in standing up to the changes, and why it needs to be reversed

Politics
Chris Brayford
clock 07 March 2025 • 3 min read
Livestock

OPINION: "Thankfully testing confirmed it was not foot-and-mouth disease"

clock 07 March 2025 • 1 min read
Politics

From the editor: Hopes Chancellor will flip her decision after Pancake Day rally

clock 06 March 2025 • 2 min read
Young Íæż½ã½ã and Careers

Little lambers: "The best bit was going out to do the night checks with mum, with just the radio on"

clock 06 March 2025 • 2 min read
Dairy

Dairy Talk - Becky Fenton: "We can't afford to leave it too late"

clock 06 March 2025 • 3 min read
Animal Health

Nigel Bennet: "The best way to fight foot-and-mouth disease is to stop it before it reaches your farm"

clock 06 March 2025 • 2 min read
Blogs

Letters: "The key to why we are still in milk is succession planning"

clock 05 March 2025 • 2 min read
Letters: "Many flock numbers are so small that the whole commons system is breaking down"

Blogs

Letters: "Many flock numbers are so small that the whole commons system is breaking down"

Suzanne Greenhill, from Gloucestershire, provides her perspective on farming common land

clock 05 March 2025 • 1 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Rachel Burke: "YFC provides an essential link between urban and rural life"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Rachel Burke: "YFC provides an essential link between urban and rural life"

Rachel Burke, 21, is a sheep farmer from Alyth in Scotland, whose family also runs Pentland Livestock in Kirriemuir. She writes about the importance of YFC, studying at Harper Adams University, and her hopes for the future

clock 05 March 2025 • 2 min read
Rupert Lowe: "We need to overhaul the entire approach to British farming"

Politics

Rupert Lowe: "We need to overhaul the entire approach to British farming"

Great Yarmouth MP Rupert Lowe, who is also a farmer, writes on abolishing Inheritance Tax, the need for change in British agriculture, and supporting British farmers

clock 04 March 2025 • 2 min read