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Opinion and blogs

OPINION: "How long can beef prices keep moving up?"

OPINION: "How long can beef prices keep moving up?"

Íæż½ã½ã's head of livestock sales and markets Angela Calvert reflects on the sustained upward trend in beef prices

Beef
Angela Calvert
clock 21 February 2025 • 1 min read
Podcasts

The Íæż½ã½ã Podcast: Scotland's new Tenant Farming Commissioner calls for more face-to-face conversations between tenants and landlords

clock 21 February 2025 • 1 min read
Politics

From the editor: The Government will not back down, but neither will farmers

clock 20 February 2025 • 2 min read
Politics

OPINION: What UK farmers need to prepare for when it comes to Inheritance Tax changes

clock 19 February 2025 • 6 min read
Farm Business

Ben Taylor - Roythornes Solicitors: "The yield from this [IHT] measure is not likely to reach a steady state for at least 20 years"

clock 19 February 2025 • 2 min read
Arable

Crop Walk with Simon Nelson: Winter crops show plenty of potential

clock 19 February 2025 • 2 min read
Blogs

Letters: "People crossed the common to find wives mostly, and went back to their roots to be buried"

clock 18 February 2025 • 3 min read
Jon Williams - BASF Agricultural Solutions: "The first ask of the Defra Secretary at the NFU Conference should be, what does UK food security mean?"

Farm Business

Jon Williams - BASF Agricultural Solutions: "The first ask of the Defra Secretary at the NFU Conference should be, what does UK food security mean?"

Mr Williams is public and governmental affairs manager at BASF. He writes about the state of British agriculture, food security, land management and questions Defra Secretary Steve Reed needs to answer at NFU Conference

clock 17 February 2025 • 3 min read
Rupert Shaw - Farm consultant at Savills: "Taking a holistic view of farming operations can lead to increased productivity, profitability, and a reduced carbon footprint"

Farm Business

Rupert Shaw - Farm consultant at Savills: "Taking a holistic view of farming operations can lead to increased productivity, profitability, and a reduced carbon footprint"

Mr Shaw provides advice for Scottish farmers and landowners in preparing for future agricultural support payments beyond 2025

clock 16 February 2025 • 2 min read
In your field: Dan Jones - "The loss of a sheepdog is heartbreaking. I recently lost my trusted collie, Blaze... We had built a trusted bond over countless hours of shared experiences"

In your field

In your field: Dan Jones - "The loss of a sheepdog is heartbreaking. I recently lost my trusted collie, Blaze... We had built a trusted bond over countless hours of shared experiences"

Dan Jones farms 650 ewes at the National Trust-owned Parc Farm, which sits on the Great Orme on the North Wales coast near Llandudno

clock 16 February 2025 • 3 min read