Opinion and blogs

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

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

Animal Health
Duncan Pickard
clock 24 March 2026 • 1 min read
Farm Life

OPINION: 'Price hikes can feel especially relentless'

clock 23 March 2026 • 2 min read
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"

clock 23 March 2026 • 3 min read
In your field

In your field: Emma Robinson – "We are not due to start lambing until March 25, but thanks to a neighbouring farm's ram lamb, we have started sooner. Good job we are not pedigree"

clock 22 March 2026 • 3 min read
Farm Life

EXCLUSIVE: Harriet Cowan - "Behind the tidy Instagram squares, there are 5am alarms, frozen pipes and vet bills that make your stomach drop"

clock 22 March 2026 • 4 min read
Environment

Farming Matters: Phil Hambling – "Public debate overlooks the quiet progress being made on livestock emissions"

clock 21 March 2026 • 3 min read
Politics

OPINION: Inheritance Tax consultation could have avoided 18 months of heartache

clock 20 March 2026 • 2 min read
OPINION: "Open the farm gate, muddy the public's trainers and change how they see farming"

Farm Life

OPINION: "Open the farm gate, muddy the public's trainers and change how they see farming"

As LEAF (Linking Environment and Farming) encourages farmers to open their gates for Open Farm Sunday on June 7, Farmers Guardian's editorial director Olivia Midgley reflects on the quiet but powerful influence such encounters can have on the public

clock 19 March 2026 • 2 min read
From the editor: England's first Land Use Framework finally unveiled, but what does it mean for farmers?

Politics

From the editor: England's first Land Use Framework finally unveiled, but what does it mean for farmers?

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Katie Jones

clock 19 March 2026 • 2 min read
EXCLUSIVE - Lynette Steel: "Defra must deliver on its promises"

Tenancy

EXCLUSIVE - Lynette Steel: "Defra must deliver on its promises"

Lynette Steel, TFA farm policy adviser, writes on why Defra Secretary Emma Reynolds must back up promises made at the NFU Conference by delivering delivering tangible and timely outcomes for farmers

clock 18 March 2026 • 3 min read