Opinion and blogs

Farming Matters – Jill Attenborough: "Does one day on a farm really make a difference to disadvantaged children? Yes. These hours are transformative"

Farming Matters – Jill Attenborough: "Does one day on a farm really make a difference to disadvantaged children? Yes. These hours are transformative"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Jill Attenborough, chief executive, The Country Trust

Education
Jill Attenborough
clock 21 February 2026 • 3 min read
Shows & Sales

View from the Rostrum - Russell Steer: "With numbers looking tight, there has never been a better time to market your stock"

clock 20 February 2026 • 3 min read
Farm Life

2001 UK foot-and-mouth outbreak - 25 years on: "The countryside should never be shut down again"

clock 19 February 2026 • 2 min read
Farm Life

2001 UK foot-and-mouth outbreak - 25 years on: "Infectious diseases do not respect borders or species barriers, and we ignore this at our peril"

clock 18 February 2026 • 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Milly Denning: "Buying British should mean so much more"

clock 18 February 2026 • 2 min read
Farm Life

2001 UK foot-and-mouth outbreak - 25 years on: "For some, the battle was too much"

clock 17 February 2026 • 3 min read
Farm Life

Letters: "Supporting farmers is about much more than just a weekly shop"

clock 17 February 2026 • 1 min read
2001 UK foot-and-mouth outbreak - 25 years on: "I do not want to see that happen again in my lifetime"

Farm Life

2001 UK foot-and-mouth outbreak - 25 years on: "I do not want to see that happen again in my lifetime"

NSA chief executive Phil Stocker writes on what was a truly difficult time for farming and why it should serve as a stark reminder, 25 years later, for the Government to never take the UK's national biosecurity for granted

clock 16 February 2026 • 2 min read
EXCLUSIVE - Lynette Steel: "Farming in the UK is under real pressure"

Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Lynette Steel: "Farming in the UK is under real pressure"

TFA policy adviser Lynette Steel writes on what farmers want from the Farming Roadmap, and how the Government can help to deliver postive change for the sector

clock 16 February 2026 • 3 min read
In your field: Emma Robinson – "My granddaughter loves all things farming – it really is a very special upbringing on a farm"

In your field

In your field: Emma Robinson – "My granddaughter loves all things farming – it really is a very special upbringing on a farm"

Emma and her family farm in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, milking 100 pedigree Holsteins and selling raw milk from the farmgate. They also run 300 North Country Mules. Emma is Monmouthshire NFU chair and volunteers with the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution

clock 16 February 2026 • 3 min read