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Rural Education Matters: Olivia Shave – "Farming belongs in the classroom"

Education

Rural Education Matters: Olivia Shave – "Farming belongs in the classroom"

Olivia Shave, founder of Eco Ewe and campaigner for food and farming education in schools, explains why embedding these topics onto the national curriculum is essential for public health, the environment and future generations

clock 31 July 2025 • 5 min read
EXCLUSIVE - Baroness Shaista Sheehan: "45% of fertiliser applied to land is being lost to the environment rather than being taken up by crops"

Environment

EXCLUSIVE - Baroness Shaista Sheehan: "45% of fertiliser applied to land is being lost to the environment rather than being taken up by crops"

Baroness Sheehan writes on how the majority of ammonia and nitrous oxide pollution to water comes from the agricultural sector and the ways it can reduce, recycle and reuse nitrogen pollution

clock 31 July 2025 • 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Peter Medler: "Children need to learn about food and farming from a young age"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Peter Medler: "Children need to learn about food and farming from a young age"

Former Royal Agricultural University student Peter Medler said getting farming into schools could help overcome the barrier between consumers and where their food comes from

clock 30 July 2025 • 3 min read
Farming Matters: "The sector is already struggling. This IHT legislation risks being the final straw for some"

Farm Business

Farming Matters: "The sector is already struggling. This IHT legislation risks being the final straw for some"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: James Farrell, head of rural consultancy, Knight Frank

clock 29 July 2025 • 3 min read
EXCLUSIVE - Sir Mark Spencer on IHT: "Young farmers are walking away from the sector"

Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Sir Mark Spencer on IHT: "Young farmers are walking away from the sector"

Former Farming Minister Sir Mark Spencer writes on why young people are walking away from a future in farming due to Inheritance Tax changes, and why farmers have been taken for granted

clock 29 July 2025 • 2 min read
Letters: "Chris Packham's blaming of sheep for Dartmoor's environmental degradation is an oversimplification"

Environment

Letters: "Chris Packham's blaming of sheep for Dartmoor's environmental degradation is an oversimplification"

Christopher Price, Rare Breeds Survival Trust chief executive, discusses Chris Packham's comments that sheep are destroying precious British habitats, including large parts of Dartmoor

clock 29 July 2025 • 1 min read
EXCLUSIVE - George Dunn on IHT: "We need flexibility for the very elderly or those with a terminal illness"

Politics

EXCLUSIVE - George Dunn on IHT: "We need flexibility for the very elderly or those with a terminal illness"

TFA chief executive George Dunn writes for Íæż½ã½ã on what Government should do to change tack on Inheritance Tax changes

clock 28 July 2025 • 3 min read
In your field: Emma Robinson - "We have to choose either BPS or SFS, but what will happen if Labour lose the majority of seats in the Senedd at May's election?

In your field

In your field: Emma Robinson - "We have to choose either BPS or SFS, but what will happen if Labour lose the majority of seats in the Senedd at May's election?

Emma and her family farm in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, milking 100 pedigree Holsteins and selling raw milk from the farmgate. They also run 300 North Country Mules. Emma is Monmouthshire NFU chair and volunteers with the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution

clock 28 July 2025 • 3 min read
In your field: Roger Nicholson - "We must hang on to the events that remain and enthusiastically promote our industry"

In your field

In your field: Roger Nicholson - "We must hang on to the events that remain and enthusiastically promote our industry"

Roger Nicholson farms with his family at the heavily diversified Cannon Hall Farm, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, which has sparked various Channel 5 series including 'Springtime on the Farm'. Roger, 81, farms with his sons Dave and Robert and says he has no plans to retire just yet

clock 27 July 2025 • 3 min read
Road to regen: Silas Hedley-Lawrence - "There is a lot of low hanging fruit to make small tweaks in any farming business to help reduce costs"

Farm Business

Road to regen: Silas Hedley-Lawrence - "There is a lot of low hanging fruit to make small tweaks in any farming business to help reduce costs"

Silas Hedley–Lawrence is a farmer, coach and consultant with a decade of hands-on experience in regenerative agriculture. With a background rooted in both commercial and direct selling models, he champions lean, profitable farming systems that increase biodiversity and soil health. Silas is an Integrity Soils trained agroecological coach from the Yellowstone 2024 cohort

clock 25 July 2025 • 3 min read