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Letters: "Rural crime is a growing threat to Scotland's countryside"

Rural crime

Letters: "Rural crime is a growing threat to Scotland's countryside"

Cllr Alastair Redman, of Kintyre and the Islands Ward, Argyll and Bute Council, shares his concerns about rural crime in Scotland

clock 20 May 2025 • 1 min read
EXCLUSIVE - Sarah Dyke: "Small and local abattoirs form a crucial part of local food infrastructure, but they are closing at an alarming rate"

Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Sarah Dyke: "Small and local abattoirs form a crucial part of local food infrastructure, but they are closing at an alarming rate"

Glastonbury and Somerton MP Sarah Dyke has written exclusively for Íæż½ã½ã on the vital role of small abattoirs to farming communities and why they need Government support to stay open

clock 19 May 2025 • 5 min read
In your field: Emma Robinson - "It's very important to support the younger generation in our farming community"

Farm Life

In your field: Emma Robinson - "It's very important to support the younger generation in our farming community"

Emma and family farm in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, milking 100 pedigree Holsteins and selling raw milk from the farm gate. They also run 300 North Country Mules. Emma is Monmouthshire NFU chair and volunteers with RABI

clock 18 May 2025 • 3 min read
In your field: Roger Nicholson – "Food security is too important to leave to chance"

Politics

In your field: Roger Nicholson – "Food security is too important to leave to chance"

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'

clock 17 May 2025 • 4 min read
OPINION: When it comes to trade, it will always be America first

Politics

OPINION: When it comes to trade, it will always be America first

FG news reporter Jane Thynne gives her take on the international trade deals announced this week

clock 16 May 2025 • 2 min read
From the editor: Credit must go to the industry for highlighting the unfairness of the SFI decision

Politics

From the editor: Credit must go to the industry for highlighting the unfairness of the SFI decision

This week from Íæż½ã½ã acting editor Katie Jones

clock 15 May 2025 • 3 min read
EXCLUSIVE - Sarah Champion: "We can and should be even more ambitious when it comes to buying British"

Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Sarah Champion: "We can and should be even more ambitious when it comes to buying British"

Rotherham MP Sarah Champion has written exclusively for Íæż½ã½ã on how her 'Buy British Bill' could increase public procurement and ensure the UK produces more food from British farms

clock 15 May 2025 • 4 min read
Mental Health Awareness Week: "We wouldn't run a tractor constantly without servicing and maintaining it"

Mental Health

Mental Health Awareness Week: "We wouldn't run a tractor constantly without servicing and maintaining it"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Charles Goadby, mixed farmer from Nuneaton in Warwickshire

clock 15 May 2025 • 3 min read
EXCLUSIVE: John Milne on US-UK trade deal: "If Gov gets this wrong, it could significantly undermine domestic production"

Politics

EXCLUSIVE: John Milne on US-UK trade deal: "If Gov gets this wrong, it could significantly undermine domestic production"

Mr Milne, MP for Horsham, writes exclusively for Íæż½ã½ã on the Trump-Starmer trade deal and what it could mean for British farming

clock 14 May 2025 • 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Hannah Kiddey: "Sometimes you must be brave, trust yourself and your knowledge"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Hannah Kiddey: "Sometimes you must be brave, trust yourself and your knowledge"

Harper Adams student Hannah Kiddey writes about why she chose to study agriculture and the skills she has gained working on farms

clock 14 May 2025 • 2 min read