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From the editor: Geopolitics is once again dominating conversations

From the editor: Geopolitics is once again dominating conversations

This week from Farmers Guardian deputy editor Alex Black

Politics
Alex Black
Alex Black
clock 26 January 2026 鈥� 2 min read
In your field

In your field: James Robinson 鈥� "We keep following our football team however badly they are playing and we keep farming even when returns do not make it worthwhile"

clock 26 January 2026 鈥� 3 min read
In your field

In your field: Helen Stanier 鈥� "When world markets fluctuate, it seems the farmer, not the processor or distributor, is expected to take on much of the financial risk"

clock 25 January 2026 鈥� 3 min read
Dairy

Dairy Talk - Ifan Roberts: "As much as it is painful to see such turbulence, there is nothing that quite focuses one's mind on-farm than when times are lean"

clock 25 January 2026 鈥� 3 min read
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Farming Matters: Clare Otridge 鈥� "In a volatile moment for UK agriculture, clarity is a form of resilience"

clock 24 January 2026 鈥� 4 min read
Young Farmer Focus

Young Farmer Focus - Leighton Snelgrove: "Consumers need to know where their food comes from, and farmers are the ones who can help change that narrative"

clock 21 January 2026 鈥� 2 min read
Livestock

Dog handler focus: Cathy Cassie - "I am a shepherd before I am a trial trainer"

clock 20 January 2026 鈥� 5 min read
Letters: "If Gov policies are not in the interests of the farming community, the country, the economy or food security, just who is benefiting?"

Politics

Letters: "If Gov policies are not in the interests of the farming community, the country, the economy or food security, just who is benefiting?"

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Trevor Black, York, argues that Government and political policies are undermining British farming, food security and rural communities in favour of external interests

clock 20 January 2026 鈥� 2 min read
In your field: Roger Nicholson 鈥� "In placing this threshold on farm value, they have actively disincentivised ambitious farmers from growing their business"

In your field

In your field: Roger Nicholson 鈥� "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

clock 19 January 2026 鈥� 2 min read
In your field: Nicola Wordie 鈥� "Snow is not unusual for us in north east Scotland, but the sheer volume made it challenging on-farm"

In your field

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

Nicola is a third-generation farmer from Aberdeenshire. Alongside her dad, George, she farms 560 hectares (1,400 acres) with 240 Simmental cross suckler cows and 1,000 Scotch Mule ewes and a small acreage of spring barley, forage rape and neeps to feed the livestock. She is also known as @livestock_farmher on social media where she gives her view of farming life

clock 18 January 2026 鈥� 3 min read