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With 13 confirmed bluetongue cases in Wales, NFU Cymru has stressed the importance of vaccination and early reporting to control the spread of the virus

AHDB has urged farmers to book their place now

AHDB have organised a meeting for farmers at Carmarthen Livestock Mart on August 27 to find out the latest information and guidance.

Farmers Guardian's chief reporter, Rachael Brown sits down with NFU director general, Sophie Throup, six months since she was appointed into the role

NFU has called on Defra to deliver an 'emergency support package' to help farmers hit by bluetongue, with the cost of getting rid of dead stock.

Chief reporter Rachael Brown sat down with Andy Burnham at a Cornish potato farm where he announced an emergency drought fund for farmers. He spoke about the need to prioritise food and farming for national resilience, but would not commit to any increases in Defra's budget

It follows an emergency response committee (COBR) meeting earlier this week on heat, wildfires and drought

Claims had been circulating amongst farmers that shearing could increase the sheep's physical exposure to biting midges.

Boehringer Ingelheim said they would have loved the vaccine rollout to be 'quicker', but there has been a ‘huge shift in both the disease and demand picture'

A fifth generation organic dairy farmer has been forced to sell 60 of his cows to ‘reduce forage demand'