EXCLUSIVE: Harriet Cowan - "Behind the tidy Instagram squares, there are 5am alarms, frozen pipes and vet bills that make your stomach drop"
In the last of a three-month exclusive column for ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian, Clarkson's Farm star Harriet Cowan talks about coming full-circle back to farming and how the industry is part of who she is
Sue Armstrong becomes the first woman to receive the John Dennison Lifetime Achievement Award
Sue Armstrong of the renowned Wolfa Holstein herd in Cumbria, was honoured with the prestigious John Dennison Lifetime Achievement Award, at the 2026 Borderway UK Dairy Expo
²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian launches 100 Women in Agriculture campaign on International Women's Day
100 Women is a ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian initiative which supports women across agriculture and brings groups together to share knowledge, skills and experience
OPINION: "Celebrating [farming] women should not cause division"
March 8 marks International Women's Day, and digital editor Emily Ashworth talks about the divisive nature of the gender conversation
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
Involvement in decision-making on farm associated with higher mental wellbeing for women, new research finds
Women in farming reported lower average mental wellbeing scores than the national population, but those feeling valued and involved with decision making report less loneliness



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