Opinion and blogs

OPINION: 8p veg promotions devalue British produce

OPINION: 8p veg promotions devalue British produce

Retailers are offering British vegetables at bargain prices in the run up to Christmas

Retail
Alex Black
Alex Black
clock 17 December 2025 • 2 min read
Blogs

Rural Education Matters - Olivia Shave: "2025 has been nothing short of momentous for SoilED and the movement to bring food, farming and sustainability education to every UK classroom"

clock 17 December 2025 • 5 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Thorne Stopps: "I recall always having an admiration for local farmers"

clock 17 December 2025 • 2 min read
Politics

Starmer faces the Liaison Committee, but loses face even more

clock 16 December 2025 • 1 min read
Politics

Letters: "Why the Government must stop ignoring UK food security"

clock 16 December 2025 • 1 min read
In your field

In your field - Emma Robinson: "Flooding has been devastating for businesses and people in our rural communities"

clock 15 December 2025 • 3 min read
Dairy

Roger Evans: "I reckon farming is in for a hard time. The cost of food is too close to inflation"

clock 15 December 2025 • 4 min read
In your field - Roger Nicholson: "Farmers are not the enemy – they are the people who feed the nation"

In your field

In your field - Roger Nicholson: "Farmers are not the enemy – they are the people who feed the nation"

Roger Nicholson farms with his family at the heavily diversified Cannon Hall Farm, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, which has sparked various Channel 5 series including Springtime on the Farm. Roger, 81, farms with his sons Richard, Robert and David and says he has no plans to retire just yet

clock 14 December 2025 • 3 min read
Farming Matters - Tim Rooke: "If the UK wants a strong potato sector, we need the tools to do the job properly"

Arable

Farming Matters - Tim Rooke: "If the UK wants a strong potato sector, we need the tools to do the job properly"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Tim Rooke, North Yorkshire potato farmer and vice-chair of the NFU Horticulture and Potatoes Board

clock 13 December 2025 • 3 min read
EXCLUSIVE - Adrian Ramsay: 'It is time to end the cruelty of cages and crates in UK farming"

Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Adrian Ramsay: 'It is time to end the cruelty of cages and crates in UK farming"

Green Party MP Adrian Ramsay writes for Farmers Guardian on the need to end farrowing crates and the use of cages in farming

clock 12 December 2025 • 5 min read