Opinion and blogs

In your field: Nicola Wordie – "That's farming in 2026 so far: constant adaptation, measured risks and working with whatever the weather throws at us"

In your field: Nicola Wordie – "That's farming in 2026 so far: constant adaptation, measured risks and working with whatever the weather throws at us"

Nicola is a third-generation farmer from Aberdeenshire. Alongside her dad, George, she farms 560 hectares (1,400 acres) with 240 Simmental-cross suckler cows and 1,000 Scotch Mule ewes and a small acreage of spring barley, forage rape and neeps to feed the livestock. She is also known as @livestock_farmher on social media where she gives her view of farming life

In your field
Nicola Wordie
clock 23 February 2026 • 2 min read
In your field

In your field: Roger Nicholson – "I believe that the industrialisation of farming has removed a lot of the joy"

clock 22 February 2026 • 3 min read
Education

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

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
Dairy

NZ Vet's View - Rory Dean: "Some farmers have seen a drop in pasture quality"

clock 20 February 2026 • 5 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 - Milly Denning: "Buying British should mean so much more"

Young Farmer Focus

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

Milly Denning, 23, is from Bath in Somerset. She is currently studying an MSc in sustainable agriculture and food security at the Royal Agricultural University

clock 18 February 2026 • 2 min read
2001 UK foot-and-mouth outbreak - 25 years on: "For some, the battle was too much"

Farm Life

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

Tenant Farmers Association chief executive George Dunn reflects on the outbreak 25 years ago, the heartbreaking conversations he had with farmers, the devastating open-air pyres of livestock being culled to stop the disease from spreading, and the determination of farmers to never let things become so bad again

clock 17 February 2026 • 3 min read
Letters: "Supporting farmers is about much more than just a weekly shop"

Farm Life

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

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Coun Alastair Redman, Argyll and Bute, encourages people to support local farmers and producers by highlighting the economic, environmental, and community benefits of buying local food

clock 17 February 2026 • 1 min read