From the editor: Out of touch legislation will hinder farming's commercial progress

Change often causes great unease, but when the views of a business sector appear to have been ignored then unease can easily turn to anger.

Ben Briggs

Ben Briggs is the group publisher and editor in chief of Agriconnect, overseeing the media business and titles such as Farmers Guardian, Dairy Farmer and Arable Farming.

29 January 2021 鈥� 2 min read

Change often causes great unease, but when the views of a business sector appear to have been ignored then unease can easily turn to anger. That certainly seems to be the case in Wales, where 'punitive'...

Suckler cows and speedboats 鈥� how a watersports diversification has helped an organic beef enterprise to thrive

Few beef farmers can claim that skippering a speedboat is part of the working day, but the Scott-Park family's lochside location has provided opportunities to supplement the income from their organic suckler herd

Wendy Short

06 August 2026 鈥� 7 min read

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Traffic halted on M4 in Swindon due to fire involving trailer of hay

Motorists have been stopped on the M4 westbound between junction 15 and 16 as fire crew tackle to blaze

Mia Willemsen

03 August 2026 鈥� 4 min read

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British farmer forced to launch crowdfunder in bid to feed cattle

Doug Mountjoy wildfires and a three-month heatwave in the Pyranees have meant there is not a 'blade of grass left'

Jane Thynne

02 August 2026 鈥� 2 min read

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