From the editor: Trees have been weaponised in barbed environmental agenda

Trees have been hitting the headlines this week in the wake of Storm Arwen. Such has been the devastation wrought in parts of the country by the bad weather and strong winds that the damage and amount of toppled trees is like nothing seen in the past 20 years, according to some.

Ben Briggs

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

03 December 2021 鈥� 2 min read

Trees have been hitting the headlines this week in the wake of Storm Arwen. Such has been the devastation wrought in parts of the country by the bad weather and strong winds that the damage and amount...

EXCLUSIVE - Stuart Anderson: "In many rural towns and villages, churches are the only buildings in which residents can come together"

South Shropshire MP Stuart Anderson writes on the invaluable role of rural churches in farming communities, and why they are currently under threat after the Government slashed annual funding by nearly 拢20m, in what the Conservatives have dubbed the 'Worship Tax'

Stuart Anderson

09 December 2025 鈥� 3 min read

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Demand for action as 10,000 die on rural roads in a decade

Countryside accidents account for two-thirds more than the number of deaths on urban roads

Jane Thynne

08 December 2025 鈥� 2 min read

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Save our rural school 鈥� campaigners fight for the future of primary school in Northern Ireland

Parents, teachers, farmers and the local community are out in force to try and save one rural primary school in Northern Ireland

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