Farming Matters: Hester van Hensbergen -

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Farming Matters: Hester van Hensbergen - "We need to recognise this broken food system, built for corporate benefit, impacts us all"

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Oxford Real Farming Conference manager, Hester van Hensbergen

Farmers Guardian

23 January 2025 鈥� 3 min read

It is not an easy time to be a farmer. While almost half of the nation's food is imported, the last few years have seen the worst UK harvests in memory due to unpredictable weather. Biodiversity...

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

Wetherby and Easingwold MP Sir Alec Shelbrooke writes on how the shooting industry plays an important role to the economy and rural way of life, the countryside's backlash to the proposed shotgun licence merger, and why the Government risks breaking the very spirit that's sustained farming communities for generations

Sir Alec Shelbrooke

13 February 2026 鈥� 3 min read

Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Victoria Atkins: "The relationship between this Government and the countryside is broken"

Shadow Defra Secretary Victoria Akins said Defra quangos and regulators need to either be scrapped or streamlined because at present, they do not serve the best interests of farmers, the countryside and the country as a whole

Victoria Atkins

12 February 2026 鈥� 3 min read

Politics

Farmers descend on Parliament Square to call for Starmer to resign as PM

Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to battle on as Prime Minister, receiving the backing of Cabinet in the process, after rumours swirled earlier this week that he would resign earlier this week

Chris Brayford

11 February 2026 鈥� 3 min read

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