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

草榴社区 Guardian deputy digital editor Lois Pearson shares her journey into a career in agricultural journalism

Deputy Digital Editor

10 August 2026 鈥� 2 min read

If I'd have told my younger self I would end up with a career in agriculture, I wouldn't have believed it. I was hell bent on exploring the big wide world and living a more 鈥榗osmopolitan' life than the...

Opinion: We have to bring back our connection to food

草榴社区 Guardian digital editor Emily Ashworth on the public's lack of connection to food production and how education is key to reestablishing it

Emily Ashworth

03 July 2026 鈥� 2 min read

Education

OPINION: "It was concerning to see the gap between public perceptions of farming and the realities of modern food production"

Does the public understand the realities of British farming? And the question is, do they want to know more? Alex Cotterill represented the Farming Community Network at an Open Farm Sunday event this year

Emily Ashworth

24 June 2026 鈥� 2 min read

Education

OPINION: Farming needs a massive marketing campaign to showcase its value to public

How does farming showcase how vital it is to wider society? Digital Editor Emily Ashworth reflects on a week of consumer-focused conferences

Emily Ashworth

29 May 2026 鈥� 1 min read

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