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Chance to have your work included in IFAJ anniversary book
13th May 2026
Calling all photographers! IFAJ anniversary book! 📷 As we all know, strong photography is often what sets the best publications apart. As we move into the next stage of the...
Guild social – Pig and Poultry Fair
6th May 2026
Join us for a Guild social at the Pig and Poultry Fair, 13th May from 4pm at the Poultry Network stand. Sponsored by Rosehill Poultry.
New directors join BGAJ board
1st May 2026
Three directors with over 70 years of combined industry experience have just been elected to join the Guild board.
Welcome to our newest members
1st May 2026
The Guild is delighted to welcome these new members to our community of rural communicators: Emily Burnett, Josie Hatch, Marta Marczewska, Kevin Middleton, Alexandra Ranson, Jenni Green and Rose Moggach.
A Day in the Life: STV News reporter Haley Bouma
30th April 2026
A day in the life of Hayley Bouma, STV News reporter and Guild member
Mike Green
30th April 2026
TRIBUTES have been paid to well-known agricultural journalist and former Farmers Guardian news editor Mike Green, who has died.
Downton Abbey reward for winners of Perkins Power & Technology on the farm award winners
28th April 2026
Winners of the 2026 Perkins Power & Technology on the Farm Awards enjoyed an unforgettable trip to Highclere Castle – the famous location for the TV show Downton Abbey – arriving in style aboard a vintage British Pullman train. Three winners, a runner up and third place entrant were named in the Audrey carriage, recognisable by her Art Deco strip lights and beautiful landscape scenery panels, at the front of the British Pullman.
ENAJ-EU-FarmBook: Digital innovation and data tech for livestock farms
24th April 2026
In early July agricultural journalists from all EU countries are invited by ENAJ and EU-FarmBook to the 2026 low budget press trip (LBPT) in Brittany
Behind the byline: Martin Rickatson
24th April 2026
Martin Rickatson takes us behind the byline on a commission he undertook for the Agricultural Engineers Association to mark their 150th anniversary.
Where are the fellows who cut the hay?
22nd April 2026
Robert Ashton's new book has been shortlisted for the New Angle Prize and longlisted for the Wainwright Prize
Awards winners enjoy ABP hospitality
16th April 2026
A tour of ABP UK’s demonstration farm on the Shropshire / Staffordshire border, including a butchery master class from one of the firm’s Master Butchers, and a beautifully cooked Beef Wellington lunch were the rewards for winning last year’s British Guild of Agricultural Journalist’s Agricultural Journalism Awards for three Guild journalists.
Invite to join the Annual Groundswell Gathering!
16th April 2026
BGAJ members are invited to join the annual Groundswell media gathering on Wednesday 1st July 2026 from 6.30pm to 7.30pm in the press tent.
ENAJ video contest “Voices from rural Europe” open for entries
10th April 2026
Announcing the 2026 ENAJ Video Contest theme: “Voices from Rural Europe” ENAJ is delighted to launch the theme for the 2026 video contest: “Voices from Rural Europe.” This broad...
Invite to Diddly Squat press day and Jeremy Clarkson press conference
9th April 2026
Members of the British Guild of Agricultural Journalists are being invited to a join a press day at Diddly Squat Farm which will feature a press conference with Jeremy Clarkson,...
Agricultural Engineering award opens for entries
9th April 2026
Great stories about agricultural engineering are back in the spotlight with the opening of the Guild of Agricultural Journalists’ 2026 Institution of Agricultural Engineers Award for entries. The IAgrE Award...
IFAJ Alliance Tire Star Prize goes live 2026
1st April 2026
What’s the story you’re most proud of having told during 2025? Whether it was described in words, captured in a photograph, uploaded as a podcast or spoken into a mic,...
IFAJ-Alltech Young Leaders in Agricultural Journalism 2026
1st April 2026
Applications are now open for the 2026 IFAJ / Alltech Young Leaders Program — a unique international leadership opportunity for agricultural journalists aged 35 and under. This program is more...
Welcome to our newest members
1st April 2026
The Guild is delighted to welcome these new Members who signed up in recent weeks; all can be contacted initially by email through the Farming Media Centre online directory (gaj.org.uk/fmc)....
AGM 2026: Agri-comms specialist Caroline Stocks becomes Guild chairman
1st April 2026
Journalist and agri-communications specialist Caroline Stocks has been voted in as the new chairman of the Guild of Agricultural Journalists. Managing partner of international communications agency Consus Communications, Caroline takes...
Guild members level up video skills at training day
1st April 2026
BGAJ members from across the country have given their video skills a boost at the Guild’s mobile journalism course, held at the FarmEd Centre in Oxfordshire (26 March). The in-person...
AGM 2026: Shifting challenges, but the Guild remains ready to support members and the industry
1st April 2026
Uncertainty, global pressures and rapid technological change continue to shape the agricultural sector, but members of the British Guild of Agricultural Journalists (BGAJ) remain well placed to support the industry...
John Swire retires after 30 years of membership
13th March 2026
Long time member of the Guild, John Swire has announced his retirement after 30 years membership. John spent the first 16 years of his working life on the family dairy...
ENAJ low budget press trip to Finland
25th February 2026
Save the Date ENAJ Low-Budget Press Trip to South-West Finland 31 May–3 June 2026 The cost of the trip, including three nights’ accommodation, is €295 in a single room or...
Guild members invited to attend World Seed Congress
25th February 2026
Guild members are invited to apply for a place at the World Seed Congress, thanks to the International Seed Federation who are supporting up to 15 IFAJ members to attend...
