Opinion and blogs

Farming Matters: Danny Chambers – "It is time we got a grip on meat smuggling to protect British farming and the public"

Farming Matters: Danny Chambers – "It is time we got a grip on meat smuggling to protect British farming and the public"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Danny Chambers, vet and Liberal Democrat MP for Winchester

Rural crime
Danny Chambers
clock 14 February 2026 • 3 min read
Politics

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

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

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"

As part of an exclusive 12-month blog for Farmers Guardian, the new cohort of youngsters on the McDonald's Progressive Young Farmer programme talk about their hopes for the future and the impact they can make. Here we hear from Hamish Landale, from Crieff, Scotland

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