Opinion and blogs

OPINION: "The nation really does love its farmers"

OPINION: "The nation really does love its farmers"

There are difficult days when it feels like the entire world is on the shoulders of the people who grow our food, but one magical moment on Britain's Got Talent shows people really care about British farmers

Farm Life
Chris Brayford
Chris Brayford
clock 27 March 2026 • 1 min read
Farm Business

Road to regen: Silas Hedley-Lawrence: "Farmers thrive off of connecting with other farmers, even if they hold different perspectives"

clock 27 March 2026 • 3 min read
Rural crime

OPINION: "Highly organised criminals continue to profit from the misery of hardworking farming families"

clock 26 March 2026 • 1 min read
Politics

From the editor: Recognising the role of farming as part of our national security

clock 26 March 2026 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus – Sarah Tobin: "After leaving the dairy, I focused on my love for sheep"

clock 25 March 2026 • 4 min read
Education

Rural education matters: Olivia Shave - "There is a genuine appetite to reconnect young people with the land"

clock 24 March 2026 • 1 min read
Dairy

Dairy Talk - Dan Burdett: "It does show how easy it would be for a serving season to go badly wrong"

clock 24 March 2026 • 3 min read
Letters: "It is not well known that the British Government was no longer in charge of policy on foot-and-mouth in 2001"

Animal Health

Letters: "It is not well known that the British Government was no longer in charge of policy on foot-and-mouth in 2001"

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Duncan Pickard, Balmullo, Scotland, discusses the risks of illegal meat imports and the lessons from past foot-and-mouth outbreaks, questioning whether the UK is now better prepared to respond

clock 24 March 2026 • 1 min read
OPINION: 'Price hikes can feel especially relentless'

Farm Life

OPINION: 'Price hikes can feel especially relentless'

Head of arable Ash Ellwood ponders fuel delivery challenges as Middle East conflict continues

clock 23 March 2026 • 2 min read
In your field: Kate Rowell – "It's definitely brought home to me just how much we rely on our family to get things done on-farm"

In your field

In your field: Kate Rowell – "It's definitely brought home to me just how much we rely on our family to get things done on-farm"

Kate is a fifth-generation farmer running the 750-hectare (1,853-acre) Hundleshope Farm on the Haystoun Estate, Peebles, where the family have been tenants for 150 years. She runs the hill unit with her husband Ed and their four children. She is also a vet and chair of Quality Meat Scotland

clock 23 March 2026 • 3 min read