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20–21 January 2027, NEC, Birmingham

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View from the Rostrum: 'We are sleepwalking into irreversible change', Ian Atkinson warns of upland destocking crisis

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Ian Atkinson: Hawes auction mart
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Ian Atkinson: Hawes auction mart

The decline in livestock numbers across Britain's uplands risks damaging rural communities, local businesses and food production, says Hawes Auction Mart auctioneer Ian Atkinson. Autumn breeding sheep...

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