Opinion and blogs

From the editor: Merry Christmas from us all at Farmers Guardian

From the editor: Merry Christmas from us all at Farmers Guardian

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Katie Jones

Politics
Katie Jones
Katie Jones
clock 24 December 2025 • 1 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Joss Naylor: 'Rural businesses need improved connectivity'

clock 24 December 2025 • 6 min read
Politics

OPINION: IHT reprieve reason for Christmas cheer

clock 23 December 2025 • 2 min read
Sustainable Farming

Road to regen – Silas Hedley-Lawrence: "We have also been incredibly lucky to find a farming opportunity in the Cotswolds"

clock 23 December 2025 • 6 min read
Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Tom Bradshaw: "My message to him [Sir Keir Starmer] was simple: there is still time to take action to remove those most at risk from the eye of this storm"

clock 22 December 2025 • 4 min read
In your field

In your field: Helen Stanier – "Even though everybody knows Christmas falls on December 25, it always seems to come at just the wrong time on our farm"

clock 22 December 2025 • 3 min read

Letters: "Supporting farmers, crofters and fishermen is not charity; it is common sense"

clock 22 December 2025 • 2 min read
In your field: James Robinson - "Farmers are a special bunch, we are optimists, it is always worth the effort"

In your field

In your field: James Robinson - "Farmers are a special bunch, we are optimists, it is always worth the effort"

James farms Dairy Shorthorns east of Kendal, Cumbria, with his parents Kathleen and Henry, wife Michelle and sons Robert and Chris. The fifth generation to farm at Strickley, he is also vice-chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network

clock 21 December 2025 • 3 min read
Farming Matters - Sarah Haynes: "True value of national farm baselining goes far beyond environmental improvement"

Environment

Farming Matters - Sarah Haynes: "True value of national farm baselining goes far beyond environmental improvement"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Sarah Haynes, head of sustainability, IGD

clock 20 December 2025 • 3 min read
EXCLUSIVE - Danny Chambers: "We can save lives and ensure that no farmer feels they have to struggle alone"

Mental Health

EXCLUSIVE - Danny Chambers: "We can save lives and ensure that no farmer feels they have to struggle alone"

Winchester MP Danny Chambers writes on rural isolation, why farmers struggle to access healthcare support, and how the Government could roll out a farm gate mental health programme to help farmers receive vital well-being services

clock 18 December 2025 • 3 min read