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Farmers gave a mixed reaction to the Government’s agricultural transition plan (ATP), with many fearing the consequences of less money flowing into businesses and the communities they serve.

A map depicting soil fertility every 30 metres across Africa could boost the livelihoods and human health across 54 nations, international scientists have said.

A grant from the Garfield West Foundation has been awarded to the Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust (NFST) to fund a business and mental resilience programme.

Industry leaders remain optimistic about a positive trade future post-Brexit following a year of strong livestock prices.

UK ministers have been urged to negotiate a seven-year derogation from EU scrapie rules to allow the trade in breeding sheep between Great Britain (GB) and Northern Ireland (NI) to continue.

Sussex Police have arrested a man who fell ’neck-deep’ into a slurry pit during a police chase.

The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has paid £1.67 billion of Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) money to more than 95 per cent of farmers in the first day of the payment window.

Farmers must be vigilant and ramp up their security measures following the rising spate in Land Rover Defender thefts, NFU Mutual and North Yorkshire Police have said.

The chief executive officer of the Wildlife Trusts, Craig Bennett, was ridiculed after he tweeted an image of a sloped Cambridgeshire field which claimed ploughing was responsible for flooding each winter.

Approximately 10,500 birds will be culled following an outbreak of Avian Influenza (AI) at a turkey fattening farm in North Yorkshire.