Farmer Opinion Tracker for England: April 2026
Farmer’s opinions on Defra’s vision for farming, business planning, relationships with farming groups and Defra and the future of farming.
Applies to England
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Results of the April 2026 Farmer Opinion Tracker. This statistics notice provides a snapshot of views and opinions towards Defra’s vision for farming taken in April 2026. Farmers were asked a series of questions about Defra’s vision for farming, business planning, relationships with farming groups and Defra and the future of farming. All survey respondents also had the opportunity to provide additional comments.
Farmer Opinion Tracker datasets and time series containing data from September 2019.
From April 2025, the farmer opinion tracker for England will run once annually. Maintaining the survey once a year allows us to track long term trends, monitor gradual shifts in farmer sentiment and compare results to a single point in time, whilst reducing survey burden on farmers and improving government efficiency.
Next update: see the statistics release calendar.
For further information contact:
Social Research - Future Farming Insights and Evaluation - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs farming.research@defra.gov.uk
Statistics - Farming Statistics - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs farming-statistics@defra.gov.uk
Telephone: 03000 600 170