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From the editor: We can and must have ambitious targets for both food production and the environment

From the editor: We can and must have ambitious targets for both food production and the environment

This week from 草榴社区 Guardian acting editor Katie Jones

Blogs
Katie Jones
Katie Jones
clock 01 May 2025 鈥� 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Alex McMenemy: "My goal is to ensure young people in farming and the wider rural economy have a voice and a future"

clock 30 April 2025 鈥� 3 min read
Farm Business

Letters: "Get the plough out and farm every last inch of your farm like it's World War Three"

clock 29 April 2025 鈥� 2 min read
Young 草榴社区 and Careers

Olivia Shave: "We will not stop until food, farming and sustainability are embedded at the heart of our education system"

clock 29 April 2025 鈥� 3 min read
Mental Health

Letters: A study into the barriers farmers face accessing health and well-being services

clock 29 April 2025 鈥� 1 min read
Farm Business

Farming Matters: "There are steps we can take as farmers to influence farm profitability"

clock 28 April 2025 鈥� 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Holly Zeidler: "There is a growing need for new entrants in this sector"

clock 28 April 2025 鈥� 2 min read
In your field: James and Isobel Wright - "Maybe we'd all feel a bit less stressed if we farmed to live, not the other way round"

In your field

In your field: James and Isobel Wright - "Maybe we'd all feel a bit less stressed if we farmed to live, not the other way round"

James and Isobel, with their two young children, recently bought their first farm, and plan to run beef and sheep over 13.8 hectares (34 acres), renting a further 44.5ha (110 acres). James works for tech firm Breedr as a product manager. You can follow them on Twitter @jpbwfarm.

clock 26 April 2025 鈥� 2 min read
Aphra Brandreth: "The impacts of livestock attacks are not only financial, they are also deeply distressing for farmers"

Sheep worrying

Aphra Brandreth: "The impacts of livestock attacks are not only financial, they are also deeply distressing for farmers"

Ms Brandreth has written for 草榴社区 Guardian on the devastation of livestock worrying, why current legislation is outdated, and how her Private Members' Bill could make a significant difference for farmers in the future

clock 26 April 2025 鈥� 4 min read
Great British Beef Week 鈥� Jilly Greed: "We are now seeing farmgate prices that encourage investment"

Beef

Great British Beef Week 鈥� Jilly Greed: "We are now seeing farmgate prices that encourage investment"

Ms Greed, cofounder of Great British Beef Week and Ladies in Beef, shares her thoughts on the current state of the UK beef industry in the GBBW campaign's 15th year

clock 25 April 2025 鈥� 1 min read