Opinion and blogs

Letters: "Delaying difficult decisions is no longer an option for farming"

Letters: "Delaying difficult decisions is no longer an option for farming"

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Simon Britton, chair of the Society of Agriculture, discusses the need for farming to strengthen professional standards, leadership and independent expertise to support better decision-making and long-term resilience, alongside traditional industry representation

Farm Business
Simon Britton
clock 10 February 2026 • 2 min read
Mental Health

Letters: Mind Your Head Week – 'Talking is a sign of strength, not weakness'

clock 10 February 2026 • 3 min read
Mental Health

EXCLUSIVE - John Milne on Mind Your Head Week: "We must value the well-being of the people at the heart of our rural communities"

clock 09 February 2026 • 4 min read
In your field

In your field: Alan Carter – "I was scared. I have never seen weather like it and having that close a call with a flying roof does make you think about your life"

clock 09 February 2026 • 3 min read
In your field

In your field: Dan Hawes – "My brain starts to hurt at this point, so I'm thankful for good records, both on-farm and at the stores"

clock 08 February 2026 • 3 min read
Farm Business

Farming Matters – Joshua Hoopes: "'If UK food production is to remain resilient, confidence has to be rebuilt at farm level"

clock 07 February 2026 • 3 min read
Shows & Sales

View from the Rostrum - Peter Huntley: "New generation farmers have renewed confidence in the auction system"

clock 05 February 2026 • 3 min read
From the editor: The true cost of a sustainable food system – and who pays it?

Sustainable Farming

From the editor: The true cost of a sustainable food system – and who pays it?

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Katie Jones

clock 05 February 2026 • 2 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Reggie Deakin: "Farmers are willing to give you a chance, even if you do not have all the skills yet"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Reggie Deakin: "Farmers are willing to give you a chance, even if you do not have all the skills yet"

Reggie Deakin, 21, is an assistant farm manager at Wigborough Wick Farm in St Osyth, Essex

clock 04 February 2026 • 2 min read
EXCLUSIVE - Maya Ellis: "I am serious about my passion for our farming communities"

Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Maya Ellis: "I am serious about my passion for our farming communities"

Labour MP Maya Ellis writes on working with farmers to change Inheritance Tax thresholds prior to Christmas, and why collaboration is going to be crucial in the next decade of British farming

clock 03 February 2026 • 3 min read