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McDonald's Progressive Young Farmer: Hamish Landale - "You don't need generations of farming behind you to find your place in the industry"

As part of an exclusive 12-month blog for Farmers Guardian, the new cohort of youngsters on the McDonald's Progressive Young Farmer programme talk about their hopes for the future and the impact they can make. Here we hear from Hamish Landale, a xxxxxxxxxxx, from xxxxxxxx

clock 09 February 2026 • 3 min read
EXCLUSIVE - John Milne on Mind Your Head Week: "We must value the well-being of the people at the heart of our rural communities"

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"

Horsham MP John Milne said mental well-being support in rural communities must be treated as a part of farming infrastructure, adding that NHS services must be accessible and delivered in ways which understands the rural way of life

clock 09 February 2026 • 4 min read
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"

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"

Alan Carter farms in partnership with his parents, Paul and Christine, on a 162-hectare (400-acre), 400-cow dairy unit at Constantine, Cornwall, with 130 milking cows, supplying Saputo. Alan, also a Parish Councillor, and his wife Sarah, have two children, Ross and Dana

clock 09 February 2026 • 3 min read
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"

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"

Dan Hawes grew up on an arable farm in Suffolk and now produces strawberry and raspberry plants for the UK fruit market with Blaise Plants, sister company to Hugh Lowe Farms, Kent. The business grows outside, under tunnels and in glasshouses and produces more than four million plants a year. The arable side includes environmental schemes, with a mix of wheat, oilseed rape, beans and barley crops

clock 08 February 2026 • 3 min read
Farming Matters – Joshua Hoopes: "'If UK food production is to remain resilient, confidence has to be rebuilt at farm level"

Farm Business

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

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Joshua Hoopes, chief executive of Fevara

clock 07 February 2026 • 3 min read
View from the Rostrum - Peter Huntley: "New generation farmers have renewed confidence in the auction system"

Shows & Sales

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

Exmoor Farmers Livestock Auctions company manager Peter Huntley discusses a strong year’s trade

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
Letters: "It's important to consider the consequences of glyphosate not being a tool in the box"

Arable

Letters: "It's important to consider the consequences of glyphosate not being a tool in the box"

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Andrew Wilson, York, discusses the implications of restricting or banning glyphosate

clock 03 February 2026 • 1 min read