Farmer Opinion Tracker for England
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-30)

Farmer opinion tracker for England detailed results

This data series show the results of the Farmer Opinion Tracker for England from first run in September 2019 to date. The tracker provides a snapshot of views and opinions towards Defra’s vision for farming taken at a point in time, as stated on each worksheet. At each survey farmers were asked broadly the same questions about Defra’s vision for farming, business planning, relationships with farming groups and Defra and the future of farming.

The Timeseries compares results over time from September 2019 to date. Detailed results for each survey are available and provide breakdowns for farm ownership, size, type and region.

(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6890a25ea34b939141463eba/Opinion-tracker-timeseries-250730ii.ods)

Farmer Opinion Tracker Timeseries for England (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6890a25ea34b939141463eba/Opinion-tracker-timeseries-250730ii.ods)

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(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6888a3c7a11f85999440914e/OpTr_results_dataset-250730.ods)

Farmer Opinion Tracker for England: April 2025 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6888a3c7a11f85999440914e/OpTr_results_dataset-250730.ods)

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(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/685e9241e44db4975be00b69/OpT-results-dataset-250625.ods)

Farmer Opinion Tracker for England: October 2024 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/685e9241e44db4975be00b69/OpT-results-dataset-250625.ods)

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(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67c95bc6696e4984ea4cf2c0/opinion-tracker-dataset_240731.ods)

Farmer Opinion Tracker for England: April 2024 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67c95bc6696e4984ea4cf2c0/opinion-tracker-dataset_240731.ods)

ODS, 85.1 KB

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(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67c95ba5d0fba2f1334cf2db/OpT-results-oct23-dataset-250205.ods)

Farmer Opinion Tracker for England: October 2023 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67c95ba5d0fba2f1334cf2db/OpT-results-oct23-dataset-250205.ods)

ODS, 72.6 KB

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(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67c95b90696e4984ea4cf2bf/OpT-results-apr23-dataset-250205.ods)

Farmer Opinion Tracker for England: April 2023 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67c95b90696e4984ea4cf2bf/OpT-results-apr23-dataset-250205.ods)

ODS, 72.7 KB

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Farmer Opinion Tracker for England: October 2022 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67c95b7cd0fba2f1334cf2da/OpT-results-oct22-dataset-250205.ods)

ODS, 71.7 KB

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(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/62e13fdad3bf7f2d858bf721/opinion-tracker-dataset-28jul22.ods)

Farmer Opinion Tracker for England: April 2022 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/62e13fdad3bf7f2d858bf721/opinion-tracker-dataset-28jul22.ods)

ODS, 114 KB

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(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/621646288fa8f5490bcfa1ff/Opinion_Tracker_Oct_2021_24feb22.ods)

Farmer Opinion Tracker for England: October 2021 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/621646288fa8f5490bcfa1ff/Opinion_Tracker_Oct_2021_24feb22.ods)

ODS, 117 KB

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(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6138dbe6d3bf7f05b3fbd7d1/Opinion-tracker-dataset-09sep21.ods)

Farmer Opinion Tracker for England: September 2019 to April 2021 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6138dbe6d3bf7f05b3fbd7d1/Opinion-tracker-dataset-09sep21.ods)

ODS, 243 KB

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