From the editor: As an industry we must do better when it comes to mental health

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Katie Jones

Editor, Farmers Guardian and Dairy Farmer

12 February 2026 鈥� 2 min read

This week marks the ninth annual Mind Your Head Week, where farmers mental health is put into sharp focus. That's nine years of asking difficult questions, and nine years that prove we still have much...

OPINION: After another disastrous week, where does Defra go from here?

Thousands of farmers were locked out of SFI26 Window 2 sparking an outpouring of anger and upset. This is not the first time the schemes have caused trouble but with the challenges now facing farming, it needs to be the last

Jane Thynne

24 September 2026 鈥� 3 min read

Blogs

James Robinson on bTB: "APHA are forcing us into an endless cycle of testing and killing our cows"

Cumbrian dairy farmer and Farmers Guardian In Your Field writer, James Robinson, provides an update on the bovine TB situation on his farm and his growing frustration at not being able to identify the root cause

James Robinson

18 September 2026 鈥� 9 min read

Blogs

OPINION: Rhetoric is all very well, but it won't keep your farm afloat

Political grandees were out in force this week to support the Campaign for the Countryside. While their words captured the headlines, farmers know its actual policy that counts

Jane Thynne

17 September 2026 鈥� 3 min read

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