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Opinion and blogs

Young Farmer Focus – Alys Beckett: "Traditional stereotypes are gradually changing, and people are beginning to realise that women are just as capable"

Young Farmer Focus – Alys Beckett: "Traditional stereotypes are gradually changing, and people are beginning to realise that women are just as capable"

Alys Beckett, 24, is from Wrexham in Wales. She is currently working as a primary school teacher alongside her obligations on the family farm

Young Farmer Focus
Alex Black
Alex Black
clock 25 February 2026 • 2 min read
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EXCLUSIVE - Mo Metcalf-Fisher: "Proposals represent a significant threat to the countryside and Britain's half a million shotgun certificate holders"

clock 24 February 2026 • 3 min read
Beef

Letters: "Looking back, we've learned a lot in half a century of beef breeding"

clock 24 February 2026 • 2 min read
Shows & Sales

View from the Rostrum – Andrew Clements: "Ultimately, the demand for dairy cows – albeit lessening – is still there"

clock 23 February 2026 • 3 min read
Mental Health

Opinion: Mind Your Head – Inheriting land and legacy, but breaking the silence

clock 23 February 2026 • 11 min read
In your field

In your field: Nicola Wordie – "That's farming in 2026 so far: constant adaptation, measured risks and working with whatever the weather throws at us"

clock 23 February 2026 • 2 min read
In your field

In your field: Roger Nicholson – "I believe that the industrialisation of farming has removed a lot of the joy"

clock 22 February 2026 • 3 min read
Farming Matters – Jill Attenborough: "Does one day on a farm really make a difference to disadvantaged children? Yes. These hours are transformative"

Education

Farming Matters – Jill Attenborough: "Does one day on a farm really make a difference to disadvantaged children? Yes. These hours are transformative"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Jill Attenborough, chief executive, The Country Trust

clock 21 February 2026 • 3 min read
View from the Rostrum - Russell Steer: "With numbers looking tight, there has never been a better time to market your stock"

Shows & Sales

View from the Rostrum - Russell Steer: "With numbers looking tight, there has never been a better time to market your stock"

Auctioneer at Kivells Exeter, Russell Steer discusses the high demand in sheep trade

clock 20 February 2026 • 3 min read
2001 UK foot-and-mouth outbreak - 25 years on: "The countryside should never be shut down again"

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2001 UK foot-and-mouth outbreak - 25 years on: "The countryside should never be shut down again"

British agriculture was rocked to the core 25 years ago by the foot-and-mouth crisis. Have lessons been learnt at a time when the UK food supply chain is being compromised by illegal meat and cheap food imports?

clock 19 February 2026 • 2 min read