“The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters.” Antonio Gramsci’s words, written in prison near Bari almost 100 years ago, ring out to us now. The politi

It is nearly ten long years since the British people voted to leave the European Union. The latest opinion polls show that a majority now believe that Brexit has gone badly. Too much time has been was

Controversy of the week

Ever resilient, farmers nonetheless need help to be ...

The production of rice, baked beans and melons in the UK suggests a rosy future for the UK’s food self-sufficiency. But, asks Michael Barker, are such crops a sustainable solution or just an exercise in what’s possible?

Joe Stanley reflects on the ups and downs of the farming year past and looks forward to the one ahead