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Opinion and blogs

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

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

Phillip Morgan, from Powys, reflects on the value of common land and grazing rights over his lifetime

Blogs
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clock 18 February 2025 • 3 min read
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?"

clock 17 February 2025 • 3 min read
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"

clock 16 February 2025 • 2 min read
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"

clock 16 February 2025 • 3 min read
Farm Business

Wendy Chamberlain - North East Fife MP - on Universal Credit: "Because of the system change, someone producing our food, cannot afford to eat. This is just not ok"

clock 15 February 2025 • 6 min read
In your field

In your field: James and Isobel Wright - "Prices go up, markets shift and technology plays a bigger role than ever. But one thing stays the same, you are never quite happy about what the weather is doing"

clock 15 February 2025 • 2 min read
Politics

Gov says IHT will help drive NHS waiting lists down, but farming should be part of the national health plan

clock 14 February 2025 • 2 min read
From the editor: Labour may well be tone deaf to farmers' plight, as Daniel Zeichner let slip this week, but even Sir Keir could not tune out protest noise

Politics

From the editor: Labour may well be tone deaf to farmers' plight, as Daniel Zeichner let slip this week, but even Sir Keir could not tune out protest noise

This week from Íæż½ã½ã editor Olivia Midgley

clock 13 February 2025 • 2 min read
OPINION: "What do these backbencher Labour MPs know now that they did not know weeks ago?"

Politics

OPINION: "What do these backbencher Labour MPs know now that they did not know weeks ago?"

This week from Rachael Brown, Íæż½ã½ã chief reporter

clock 13 February 2025 • 1 min read
Letters: 'Íæż½ã½ã must not be scared of meeting misinformation head on'

Blogs

Letters: 'Íæż½ã½ã must not be scared of meeting misinformation head on'

Farmer-turned-author, Eryl Jones, reflects on what the agrifood industry can learn from history about misinformation and deception

clock 12 February 2025 • 5 min read