Opinion and blogs

OPINION: Stepping into the rostrum made clear that the job is best left to the professionals

OPINION: Stepping into the rostrum made clear that the job is best left to the professionals

A keen market attender, livestock reporter Ellie Layton gave auctioneering a go in a YFC competition this weekend, giving her a whole new appreciation for what it takes to be an auctioneer

Livestock
Ellie Layton
clock 20 April 2026 • 2 min read
Young Farmers and Careers

McDonald's Progressive Young Farmer: Ashleigh Yates – "Young Farmers gave me exposure to agriculture, opening a door into an industry I hadn't considered before"

clock 20 April 2026 • 4 min read
In your field

In your field: Alan Carter – "After six months of being bovine TB-free, we are back under restrictions on-farm"

clock 20 April 2026 • 3 min read
In your field

In your field: Dan Hawes – "We've just started commercially picking our glasshouse strawberry crop, so do keep an eye out for British strawberries on the shelves very soon"

clock 19 April 2026 • 3 min read
Farm Business

OPINION: Succession, security and trusts on the family farm

clock 18 April 2026 • 3 min read
Farm Life

Farming Matters: Kerriann McLackland – "Public countryside access fosters a lifelong passion and cultivates a sense of care through experience"

clock 18 April 2026 • 4 min read
Farm Business

EXCLUSIVE - John Milne: 'We want small abattoirs to be seen as critical national infrastructure'

clock 17 April 2026 • 3 min read
OPINION - Iran war: UK is not prepared for food shortages

Politics

OPINION - Iran war: UK is not prepared for food shortages

At a time when UK farmers are facing increasing pressure from a conflict taking place thousands of miles from British shores, the Government has been challenged to step up and support food producers before it is too late

clock 17 April 2026 • 2 min read
View from the Rostrum - Ted Ogden: "Strong demand for young cattle is driving record numbers through the ring"

Shows & Sales

View from the Rostrum - Ted Ogden: "Strong demand for young cattle is driving record numbers through the ring"

Ted Ogden, sales manager and auctioneer at CCM Auctions, discusses consistent trade for feeding cattle

clock 17 April 2026 • 3 min read
OPINION: If food security is national security, then now is the time to get behind our farmers

Blogs

OPINION: If food security is national security, then now is the time to get behind our farmers

As industry members prepare to take to the roads in protest over soaring fuel and energy costs, the Government must do all it can to keep supply chains open

clock 16 April 2026 • 3 min read