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Public heath officials are still working to uncover the source of a Covid-19 outbreak at a vegetable farm in Herefordshire, where 73 seasonal workers tested positive for the virus and a further 200 were told to isolate.

Following successful industry lobbying, Government has announced agricultural vehicles more than three and a half tonnes will be exempt from Driver CPC rules later this year, reducing the regulatory burden for farmers.

After relocating from Canada to the UK in pursuit of the sheepdog trialling scene in 2007, Angie Driscoll and partner Kelvin Broad have been busy making their mark in the trialling community. Hannah Binns finds out more.

Supermarket giant Tesco has come under fire after it demanded price cuts from suppliers in a bid to compete with budget retailers.Ìý

Kelso ram sales has become theÌýlatest casualty of Covid-19, with theÌýBorder Union Agricultural Society announcing this week that the September event had been cancelledÌýdue to public health concerns.

The Government’s ‘Pick for Britain’ campaign has been branded a success by officials, despite criticism from growers in recent weeks.

Medina Dairy has informed its suppliers of a further 1.5ppl increase in their milk price by August 1 2020.

Farmers have welcomed the news weekly livestock sales will resume at the Welsh auction mart under its new ownership from July 10 after months of closure and uncertainty.

Defra Secretary George Eustice has admitted the Government was slow to issue guidance on how to keep workers safe in food manufacturing plants at the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

A tenant farmer has defended his farming practises in a social media post after receiving criticism from a campaigner which claimed he was responsible for the ’destruction’ of ’valuable