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Farming 405 hectares (1,000 acres), a mix of tenanted and owned land at Gatcombe Farm, near Seaton, Devton, Robert Reed and his family milk 350 all-year-round calving Holstein cow via five robots and are achieving average yields of 12,000 litres

Farmers Guardian livestock editor Angela Calvert highlights the importance of livestock markets ahead of the launch of this year’s Mart’s The Heart Awards

Daniel Blacker is passionate about creating extra revenue streams for farmers, having helped work on his diversified family farm which now runs holiday cottages

Livestock specialist Katie Fallon looks ahead to the start of this year's silage season

Ifan Roberts is a new entrant who has established a contract farming agreement milking 500 block calving cows in Cheshire, and is aiming to improve the land farmed, encourage others to participate in the industry and deliver attractive returns to his stakeholders

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Terry Breverton, Penarth, argues that large-scale renewable energy development in Wales is economically and environmentally damaging, while doing little to influence global emissions

Digital editor Emily Ashworth took two farmers into her local school, and found that when given the chance, children can really thrive when it comes to learning about farming

Livestock specialist Ellie Layton shares her thoughts on why nurturing the next generation of stockperson is so valuable for the future of livestock farming to thrive

Emma and her family farm in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, milking 100 pedigree Holsteins and selling raw milk from the farmgate. They also run 300 North Country Mules. Emma is chair of RABI Monmouthshire and volunteers with the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution