Opinion and blogs

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

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

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 Dave, Robert and Richard and says he has no plans to retire just yet

In your field
Roger Nicholson
Roger Nicholson
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

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

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
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