Opinion and blogs

In your field: Roger Nicholson – "In placing this threshold on farm value, they have actively disincentivised ambitious farmers from growing their business"

In your field: Roger Nicholson – "In placing this threshold on farm value, they have actively disincentivised ambitious farmers from growing their business"

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 and Robert and says he has no plans to retire just yet

In your field
Roger Nicholson
Roger Nicholson
clock 19 January 2026 • 2 min read
In your field

In your field: Nicola Wordie – "Snow is not unusual for us in north east Scotland, but the sheer volume made it challenging on-farm"

clock 18 January 2026 • 3 min read
Blogs

OPINION: "Unsurprisingly, farming in Kenya is very different to UK systems, but despite this, there is still innovation, drive and the desire to succeed"

clock 17 January 2026 • 4 min read
Rural crime

Farming Matters: Tony Goodger – "It is time the PM acts to support farmers who live in fear of the balaclava-clad extremists who are coming to try to destroy their farms"

clock 17 January 2026 • 3 min read
Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Lynette Steel: "Tenant farmers are at risk of losing land to development, particularly large-scale solar projects"

clock 16 January 2026 • 2 min read
Farm Business

From the editor: LAMMA was the ultimate showcase of resilience and an industry driving change

clock 15 January 2026 • 2 min read
Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Jamie Wyllie: "It is vital that we support home-grown production to bolster our food security"

clock 14 January 2026 • 4 min read
OPINION: Did the Oxford Real Farming Conference live up to its resilience theme?

Farm Life

OPINION: Did the Oxford Real Farming Conference live up to its resilience theme?

Reporter Mia Willemsen says the conference was packed full of positivity and optimism

clock 14 January 2026 • 3 min read
Young Farmer Focus - Charlie York: "There's still a widespread, often unconscious, underappreciation of the food we eat and the farmers who produce it"

Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Charlie York: "There's still a widespread, often unconscious, underappreciation of the food we eat and the farmers who produce it"

Charlie York writes on his journey to studying agriculture and farm management at the Royal Agricultural University, and how, despite the challenges the industry faces, a career in farming can offer young and old a rewarding career path

clock 14 January 2026 • 3 min read
Letters: "Together, we have helped protect the future of many family farms"

Politics

Letters: "Together, we have helped protect the future of many family farms"

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Tom Bradshaw, NFU president, discusses the successful campaign to change proposed Inheritance Tax rules affecting family farms

clock 13 January 2026 • 1 min read