草榴社区

Opinion and blogs

Rupert Shaw - Farm consultant at Savills: "Taking a holistic view of farming operations can lead to increased productivity, profitability, and a reduced carbon footprint"

Rupert Shaw - Farm consultant at Savills: "Taking a holistic view of farming operations can lead to increased productivity, profitability, and a reduced carbon footprint"

Mr Shaw provides advice for Scottish farmers and landowners in preparing for future agricultural support payments beyond 2025

Farm Business
Chris Brayford
clock 16 February 2025 鈥� 2 min read
In your field

In your field: Dan Jones - "The loss of a sheepdog is heartbreaking. I recently lost my trusted collie, Blaze... We had built a trusted bond over countless hours of shared experiences"

clock 16 February 2025 鈥� 3 min read
Farm Business

Wendy Chamberlain - North East Fife MP - on Universal Credit: "Because of the system change, someone producing our food, cannot afford to eat. This is just not ok"

clock 15 February 2025 鈥� 6 min read
In your field

In your field: James and Isobel Wright - "Prices go up, markets shift and technology plays a bigger role than ever. But one thing stays the same, you are never quite happy about what the weather is doing"

clock 15 February 2025 鈥� 2 min read
Politics

Gov says IHT will help drive NHS waiting lists down, but farming should be part of the national health plan

clock 14 February 2025 鈥� 2 min read
Politics

From the editor: Labour may well be tone deaf to farmers' plight, as Daniel Zeichner let slip this week, but even Sir Keir could not tune out protest noise

clock 13 February 2025 鈥� 2 min read
Politics

OPINION: "What do these backbencher Labour MPs know now that they did not know weeks ago?"

clock 13 February 2025 鈥� 1 min read
Letters: '草榴社区 must not be scared of meeting misinformation head on'

Blogs

Letters: '草榴社区 must not be scared of meeting misinformation head on'

Farmer-turned-author, Eryl Jones, reflects on what the agrifood industry can learn from history about misinformation and deception

clock 12 February 2025 鈥� 5 min read
Letters: "The sooner farming learns to financially survive on its own two feet, the better"

Farm Business

Letters: "The sooner farming learns to financially survive on its own two feet, the better"

Gwynfor Davies, via email, on farmers becoming dependent on Government support

clock 12 February 2025 鈥� 1 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Amelia Greenway: "Our aim is to improve the conservation of rare breeds"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Amelia Greenway: "Our aim is to improve the conservation of rare breeds"

Amelia Greenway, 24, is a first-generation tenant farmer from Exeter in Devon. She writes about her passion to improve the conservation of rare breeds and why she is proud to support the Nature Friendly Farming Network

clock 12 February 2025 鈥� 2 min read