Campaigns

Chaired by Farmers Guardian deputy editor Alex Black, the first webinar in the Future of Farming series brought together Rebecca Wilson North Yorkshire farmer, and Ben Makowiecki, agriculture sustainability director at Lloyds Banking Group, to explore what farming for profit really means at a time when margins are under sustained pressure.

The lay of the land

UFU has stressed that one dog attack on-farm is one too many, particularly at a time when pregnant ewes and newborn lambs are at their most vulnerable

As the cost of livestock worrying increased by 10% to nearly £2m in 2025, farmers said the problem is only getting worse. Will livestock worrying ever get any better for the farming sector?

This latest instalment of the Mart’s The Heart Standing the Test of Time series supported by the Livestock Auctioneers Association and Shearwell Data, reflects on the 25th anniversary of the UK’s worst foot and mouth disease outbreak which coincided with Simon Draper’s arrival at Thame Market.

NFU Mutual has revealed that while incidents relating to livestock being injured or killed by dogs in the UK had cost farmers around £1.95 million in 2025, more than half of owners admitted to not putting dogs on a lead in the countryside

This latest Mart’s The Heart Standing The Test of Time series, supported by the Livestock Auctioneers Association and Shearwell Data, looks at why market-based health services matter and why more must be done

In this latest instalment of the Mart’s The Heart Standing the Test of Time series, supported by the Livestock Auctioneers Association and Shearwell Data, Ellie Layton visits Talgarth Livestock Mart.

Watch the recording of our Farming for Profit webinar

The Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill received Royal Assent earlier today (December 18)