This Week in Farming: Tributes, new Defra team, milk protests
Farmers Weekly Welcome to This Week in Farming, your regular round-up of the best content on the Farmers Weekly website in the past seven days. Every Saturday we select five of the biggest topics that have got people talking, and look ahead to what’s coming up in this week’s Farmers Weekly podcast. Her Majesty the […]
Opinion: Time to shout about the many virtues of cow’s milk
Farmers Weekly Welcome to This Week in Farming, your regular round-up of the best content on the Farmers Weekly website in the past seven days. Every Saturday we select five of the biggest topics that have got people talking, and look ahead to what’s coming up in this week’s Farmers Weekly podcast. Her Majesty the […]
The Queen: What the period of mourning means for agriculture
Farmers Weekly The passing of the Queen, aged 96, marks the beginning of Operation London Bridge, the codename for a detailed plan of action that will lead to her funeral and national mourning. Following the death of Her Majesty on 8 September, the crown has now passed to her eldest son, who has become King […]
Farmers share their cherished memories of meeting the Queen
Farmers Weekly British farmers who were lucky enough to have met Queen Elizabeth during her 70 year-reign have been sharing their stories. The Queen was a keen supporter of agricultural charities and show societies, and she had a passion for farming and rural issues. The monarch owned several estates, including the Crown Estate, a collection […]
Queen Elizabeth II: Farming memories in pictures
Farmers Weekly British farmers who were lucky enough to have met Queen Elizabeth during her 70 year-reign have been sharing their stories. The Queen was a keen supporter of agricultural charities and show societies, and she had a passion for farming and rural issues. The monarch owned several estates, including the Crown Estate, a collection […]
New Defra farm minister backs small, local abattoirs
Farmers Weekly New Defra farming minister Mark Spencer has voiced his support for small abattoirs, saying they have a key role to play in local food economies and that government is working to reduce the burden of regulation on them. Attending a Westminster Hall debate on local food infrastructure on Thursday (8 September) – his […]
Editor’s view: Cheers to Charlie, hello Liz and Ranil
Farmers Weekly This week, I have a very straightforward job indeed: Saluting the efforts of the inimitable Charlie Flindt. As he explains in the News section (across two luxurious pages rather than his usual single), he is giving up arable farming operations, so he felt it seemed the right time to also end the weekly […]
Farming industry pays tribute to Her Majesty the Queen
Farmers Weekly The farming industry has united to pay heartfelt tributes to Her Majesty the Queen, the UK’s monarch for the past 70 years, who has died suddenly aged 96. Buckingham Palace said in a statement: “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. “The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this […]