OPINION: New entrant or fifth generation 鈥� why is the farming education conversation so divisive?

Why should people be excluded from the farming industry? This week digital editor Emily Ashworth talks about the need for constructive conversation about education and careers

13 April 2026 鈥� 2 min read

Many have said it cannot be done. Many have tried and not been able to get it across the line, but the tide is turning when it comes to agricultural education. I have worked with Soil Ed, a campaign to...

Introducing the finalists for the British Farming Awards 'Agricultural Student of the Year' award 2026

Taking place on October 15 at VOX in Birmingham, The British Farming Awards will welcome industry professionals from across the country to celebrate British agriculture and the successes it has had this year

Farmers Guardian

02 October 2026 鈥� 5 min read

Education

Opinion: "Food is not made on a supermarket shelf", why children need farming in the classroom

Dorset dairy farmer and SoilEd ambassador Sophie Gregory explains why connecting children with farms, food and the countryside could help shape the industry鈥檚 future

Sophie Gregory

08 September 2026 鈥� 3 min read

Education

Opinion: I've been a translator, florist and digital project manager, but agriculture is my calling

Farmers Guardian deputy digital editor Lois Pearson shares her journey into a career in agricultural journalism

Lois Pearson

10 August 2026 鈥� 2 min read

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