14 August 2022
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8 min read
We are an industry that welcomes new talent and with the recent labour shortage crisis we are in need more than ever. Emily Ashworth speaks to new entrants who are looking to make their mark on farming....
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Before his career in politics, Epping Forest MP Dr Neil Hudson was a veterinary inspector who was on the frontline of the foot-and-mouth outbreak in 2001. Dr Hudson remembers the once bustling farms which became empty, the impact it had on the sector's mental health, and why the current Government should never take the UK's national biosecurity for granted
18 February 2026
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3 min read
Competitors head for Paris to showcase their shepherding skills
18 February 2026
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2 min read
Auctioneer Andrew Templeton, of Harrison & Hetherington, reflects on a defining chapter in British agriculture's history, the emotional impact of working in the industry at the time, and why the sector has still not fully recovered since
17 February 2026
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4 min read
