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Farmers must not be forced to feed sheep a methane-suppressing diet which disrupts natural and well-established grazing systems, National Sheep Association chief executive Phil Stocker has warned. 

Industry chiefs are closely monitoring the strike situation at Felixstowe port, with some branding it the ‘latest blow’ to the resilience of Britain’s supply chains.

Shearers across the country have been busy setting new records and fundraising for charities close to their hearts.

A dairy has expressed its gratitude after two stolen milk trailer units were recovered following a short police investigation and help from the public.

Kent-based sheep farmer Marie Prebble (34) will attempt to set the first ever Womens 8 Hour Strong Wool Ewe World Record on August 25.

Registering rare breed pedigree animals can be crucial to securing an cull exemption in the event of a notifiable disease outbreak, Rare Breeds Survival Trust chief executive Christopher Price has said.

South Caernarfon Creameries has bounced back from the Covid-19 pandemic, reporting profits of £4.1 million and a 17 per cent increase in sales to a £71.5m in the year to March 2022.

An 867-mile spin bike cycle has been organised in honour of former Holstein UK chief executive Sue Cope to raise money for Brain Tumour Research. 

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has lifted the water abstraction suspensions in the River Eden catchment following ‘strong compliance’ from the farming community and recent rainfall.

The countryside has been set ablaze as heatwaves during July and August resulted in tinder box conditions, with more than 500 reports of farm fires reported to NFU Mutual.