Opinion and blogs

EXCLUSIVE - Sir Alec Shelbrooke: "It is the sense of community that softens the stresses and strains of rural life"

EXCLUSIVE - Sir Alec Shelbrooke: "It is the sense of community that softens the stresses and strains of rural life"

Wetherby and Easingwold MP Sir Alec Shelbrooke writes on how the shooting industry plays an important role to the economy and rural way of life, the countryside's backlash to the proposed shotgun licence merger, and why the Government risks breaking the very spirit that's sustained farming communities for generations

Politics
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
clock 13 February 2026 • 3 min read
Farm Life

EXCLUSIVE: Harriet Cowan - "Good fences are a farmer's dream"

clock 13 February 2026 • 4 min read
Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Victoria Atkins: "The relationship between this Government and the countryside is broken"

clock 12 February 2026 • 3 min read
Blogs

From the editor: As an industry we must do better when it comes to mental health

clock 12 February 2026 • 2 min read
Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Ann Davies: "If we support locally produced food, we will import less"

clock 11 February 2026 • 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Tori Squire: "Farming has shaped everything I know about responsibility"

clock 11 February 2026 • 3 min read
Young Farmers and Careers

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

clock 10 February 2026 • 3 min read
Letters: "Delaying difficult decisions is no longer an option for farming"

Farm Business

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

clock 10 February 2026 • 2 min read
Letters: Mind Your Head Week – 'Talking is a sign of strength, not weakness'

Mental Health

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

David Exwood, NFU deputy president speaks about mental health during Mind Your Head Week

clock 10 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