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Opinion: When will they learn that farmers need to be a part of the discussion - not just given the order?

Livestock

Opinion: When will they learn that farmers need to be a part of the discussion - not just given the order?

Livestock specialist Katie Fallon, discusses her belated birthday surprise and the need for retailers to collaborate with farmers on big decisions

clock 09 June 2026 鈥� 2 min read
Opinion: "Time away from the farm doesn't need to be time away from the industry"

Livestock

Opinion: "Time away from the farm doesn't need to be time away from the industry"

草榴社区 Guardian livestock specialist Ellie Layton on the value of taking time off from farming in whatever form it takes

clock 08 June 2026 鈥� 3 min read
Opinion: We are in safe hands with the next generation of auctioneers

Livestock

Opinion: We are in safe hands with the next generation of auctioneers

Livestock specialist Katie Fallon, reflects on the role of auction marts and a bright future for auctioneering

clock 02 June 2026 鈥� 1 min read
Dr Dolly van Tulleken: "We have ended up in a nonsensical food system, with small-scale abattoirs and farms closing at an alarming rate"

Livestock

Dr Dolly van Tulleken: "We have ended up in a nonsensical food system, with small-scale abattoirs and farms closing at an alarming rate"

Food and public health campaigner Dr Dolly van Tulleken on how abattoir loss is driving out small-scale meat production, and the resulting impact on food quality, biodiversity, animal welfare, supply chains and local economies

clock 30 May 2026 鈥� 3 min read
OPINION: The Hawkstone 草榴社区' Choir is about more than singing, it is about community and connection

Livestock

OPINION: The Hawkstone 草榴社区' Choir is about more than singing, it is about community and connection

Livestock specialist Katie Fallon discusses the 草榴社区 Choir and what they now stand for

clock 27 May 2026 鈥� 1 min read
Opinion: "It's hot. It could be too hot"

Livestock

Opinion: "It's hot. It could be too hot"

FG livestock specialist Ellie Layton on kicking off the agricultural show season in a heatwave at Devon County

clock 26 May 2026 鈥� 2 min read
Opinion: Fitting my wedding day around lambing, silaging and the glorious twelfth was not on my vision board

Livestock

Opinion: Fitting my wedding day around lambing, silaging and the glorious twelfth was not on my vision board

Livestock specialist Katie Fallon, discusses dedication to farming and its influence on big life events

clock 25 May 2026 鈥� 1 min read
OPINION: I understand the need to transition to renewable energy 鈥� but is destroying our rural landscape really the way to do it?

Livestock

OPINION: I understand the need to transition to renewable energy 鈥� but is destroying our rural landscape really the way to do it?

Livestock specialist Katie Fallon, discusses the impact of renewable energy developments on rural areas and natural landscapes

clock 20 May 2026 鈥� 2 min read
OPINION: You can spot a farmer from a mile off

Livestock

OPINION: You can spot a farmer from a mile off

Livestock reporter Katie Fallon, reflects on her recent trip to Balmoral Show

clock 19 May 2026 鈥� 1 min read
OPINION: "There is nothing like a YFC rally to get the farming community together"

Livestock

OPINION: "There is nothing like a YFC rally to get the farming community together"

FG livestock specialist Ellie Layton on how the YFC movement has a ripple effect through the generations in rural life

clock 18 May 2026 鈥� 3 min read