Ben Briggs

Ben has been Editor of Farmers Guardian since March 2016 and oversaw the publication’s change in format from newspaper to magazine in the same year.

He has worked for FG since 2010 when he rejoined the publication as News Editor, before going on to become Head of News and Business and then Editor.

A journalism graduate and fully qualified senior journalist, he started his career as a livestock reporter at FG in 2004 and followed this with stints on a local newspaper and regional business magazine.

Born into a farming family, he has a passion for farming and rural affairs and is the current chairman of the British Guild of Agricultural Journalists.