Rory Hutchings, partner and head of agriculture and estates at HCR Law, discusses the current rhetoric on farming coming from Westminster and the Senedd in Wales.
Discover how tenant farmers like Amelia Greenway diversify farms, manage landlord relations, and build financial resilience into this farming business
Delegates at Groundswell heard about the current resistance issues within plant protection products with an unclear future path besides responsible use
Writing from his family's farm in Cumbria, Farmers Guardian online content specialist Tom Ryder explains why confidence in the future of farming feels stronger than it has for some time
With Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ cut to red diesel duty now in effect, we examine what the fuel tax change means for UK agriculture, costs and confidence
Gov schemes must aid transition as farmers battle input costs and climate crisis
Kicking off Future of Farming at LAMMA with a conversation on people, technology and the next generation.
Chaired by Farmers Guardian deputy editor Alex Black, the first webinar in the Future of Farming series brought together Rebecca Wilson North Yorkshire farmer, and Ben Makowiecki, agriculture sustainability director at Lloyds Banking Group, to explore what farming for profit really means at a time when margins are under sustained pressure.
A new report claims growers are facing a 'cliff edge' amid fall in profits, production and food security
From carbon storage and biodiversity, to animal welfare through providing shade, fodder and natural parasite control, the benefit of trees for farmers was a key topic at the conference