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Letters: "Farmers deserve honest climate debate, not misleading attacks"

Climate Change

Letters: "Farmers deserve honest climate debate, not misleading attacks"

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Dr M. Simpson, senior lecturer at the University of Sheffield, strongly refutes a recent letter

clock 11 November 2025 • 2 min read
Letters: "Exposing climate crisis myths to protect farming"

Climate Change

Letters: "Exposing climate crisis myths to protect farming"

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Sheep farmer Gillon Dobie discusses misleading and unhelpful climate claims

clock 04 November 2025 • 1 min read
Letters: "We ignore lessons from farming's history at our peril"

Arable

Letters: "We ignore lessons from farming's history at our peril"

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Lawrence Jones, Devon, discusses how many principles of modern regenerative farming have their roots in historical agricultural practices, which are now being revived and adapted to contemporary systems

clock 14 October 2025 • 2 min read
Letters: "Fewer cows, fewer producers, yet more milk in the market with prices plummeting... the sums just do not add up"

Dairy

Letters: "Fewer cows, fewer producers, yet more milk in the market with prices plummeting... the sums just do not add up"

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Ruth Umpleby discusses the dairy sector and recent milk price reductions

clock 07 October 2025 • 2 min read
Letters: "Love British Food is calling on businesses and consumers to consciously choose British produce"

Campaigns

Letters: "Love British Food is calling on businesses and consumers to consciously choose British produce"

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Food industry leaders discuss British Food Fortnight and choosing British produce where possible

clock 09 September 2025 • 2 min read
Letters: "This shows there is now more adaptability from the Government in trying to meet the evolving needs of the farming industry"

Livestock

Letters: "This shows there is now more adaptability from the Government in trying to meet the evolving needs of the farming industry"

Ian Cure, VetPartners farm director, discusses the recently announced extension to funding which offers farmers a free, Government funded vet visit for each herd or flock

clock 01 July 2025 • 2 min read
Letters: "Increasing the homegrown food supply should be a national security issue of the 'highest priority'"

Farm Life

Letters: "Increasing the homegrown food supply should be a national security issue of the 'highest priority'"

Stephen Ramsden, Harrogate, discusses UK food security following news that lamb and beef production have fallen significantly in recent decades

clock 17 June 2025 • 1 min read
Letters: "I don't get the problem – if we are happy to export beef, we have to also be happy to import it"

Beef

Letters: "I don't get the problem – if we are happy to export beef, we have to also be happy to import it"

Readers had their say on Facebook following the news Asda was stocking Uruguayan beef in stores

clock 12 June 2025 • 1 min read
Letters: "This is an important opportunity for women in farming to share their views"

Farm Life

Letters: "This is an important opportunity for women in farming to share their views"

Linda Jones, national manager, FCN Cymru, writes to encourage women in farming to take part in a research study on health and well-being which the FCN is conducting in collaboration with the University of Exeter

clock 27 May 2025 • 1 min read
Letters: "It is a brilliant opportunity to show the public where their food comes from"

Education

Letters: "It is a brilliant opportunity to show the public where their food comes from"

Sophie Gregory, Dorset, writes about her farm's upcoming Open Farm Sunday event

clock 13 May 2025 • 1 min read