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Opinion and blogs

Young Farmer Focus - Elin Meredith: "It is vital that young people remain in the industry because if not, hill farming traditions could be lost forever"

Young Farmer Focus - Elin Meredith: "It is vital that young people remain in the industry because if not, hill farming traditions could be lost forever"

"There is still a great deal of uncertainty about the future of agriculture in Wales"

Young Farmer Focus
Chris Brayford
clock 16 December 2024 • 2 min read
Farm Business

Annabel Makin-Jones - a fifth-generation farmer from Yorkshire on Inheritance Tax: "The Government needs to open its eyes to the realities of British farming"

clock 16 December 2024 • 4 min read
Weather

Íæż½ã½ã Weather: Are we going to get a White Christmas? Here are the facts

clock 14 December 2024 • 2 min read
Politics

Welcome note: It is vital we maintain the pressure to Save Britain's Family Farms

clock 13 December 2024 • 2 min read
Livestock

Martin Lines - NFFN chief executive on Bovaer: "If we fail to engage with the public openly and honestly, mistrust will only grow"

clock 11 December 2024 • 3 min read
Rural crime

Aphra Brandreth - MP for Chester South and Eddisbury: "Dog attacks can have devastating consequences for farmers and their animals"

clock 08 December 2024 • 3 min read
Dairy

Welcome note: "Online furore over methane inhibitor Bovaer highlights delicate balance of the public's support for farming."

clock 08 December 2024 • 2 min read
In Your Field: James and Isobel Wright - 'This is bureaucracy at its most perverse'

Farm Life

In Your Field: James and Isobel Wright - 'This is bureaucracy at its most perverse'

James and Isobel, with their two young children, recently bought their first farm, and plan to run beef and sheep over 13.8 hectares (34 acres), renting a further 44.5ha (110 acres). James works for tech firm Breedr as UK country manager

clock 08 December 2024 • 2 min read
Farming Matters: Tim Scott - 'Nature-friendly farmers must be financially rewarded if we are to meet targets'

Farm Life

Farming Matters: Tim Scott - 'Nature-friendly farmers must be financially rewarded if we are to meet targets'

Regenerative farming to improve biodiversity needs robust financial support from the Government says Tim Scott

clock 07 December 2024 • 3 min read
Roger's View: "Our family has already lost one farm through politics, and it pains me to think that we might lose another"

Blogs

Roger's View: "Our family has already lost one farm through politics, and it pains me to think that we might lose another"

Roger Nicholson, 81, helped to build Cannon Hall, the well-loved Yorkshire farm, into what it is today. In the first of a special blog series for Íæż½ã½ã, Roger reflects on what the Budget means for the industry and his time in agriculture

clock 07 December 2024 • 4 min read