Wringing the changes

Opinion 08/09/2021

Few growers and livestock producers are likely to benefit from the government’s retirement scheme for farmers, says Clodhopper.

Clarkson’s Farm

Opinion 16/08/2021

Go farming, claim subsidies and buy a new Range Rover every year. That’s what Jeremy Clarkson thought it was all about. Until he started farming himself.

Sustainable Farming Incentive must be properly funded

Opinion 28/07/2021

Government plans to overhaul the farm support system took another step forward last month where Defra published details of its Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI).

The great betrayal

Opinion 05/07/2021

British farmers – and livestock producers in particular – are set to pay a hefty price for the government’s eagerness to do a trade deal with Australia.

We need more farm workers like Jim

Opinion 12/05/2021

Farming has changed lots in the past 50 years. But the best farm workers have stayed the same, says Fen Tiger

Screen test for farm machinery

Opinion Tractors 07/05/2021

Buying a new tractor once involved the same age-old routine: a visit to the local dealer, plenty of coffee, a sharp intake of breath, a calculator with only a minus button – and eventually a large discount if paying upfront.