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The Defra family responsible for ELMs development is becoming too inward-focused, instead of looking out to farmers who will deliver their ambitions, says Julia Aglionby, executive director for the Foundation for Common Land.

With the recent announcement that trials for a vaccine for cattle against TB are to get underway, Hannah Noble caught up with UK Chief Veterinary Officer Christine Middlemiss.

Alister Davies started farming sheep in much the same way as anyone else. But then he had an epiphany, transformed nutrition, grassland management and daily liveweight gain, and this year had sold every lamb with U and R grades before the end of June.

Recent polls highlight knowledge gaps around worm monitoring strategies which threaten the sustainable use of anthelmintics.

Cheshire Police has urged walkers to close gates properly after an escapee cow sustained injuries and had to be put down.

THE dispersal of the Joylan and Heavenly herds on behalf of the Swale family, on-farm at St Michaels near Preston, saw 599 head go under the hammer with trade peaking at 9,500gns and 21 animals selling for 3,100gns or more.

A farmer from the Midlands has died from a bull handling incident.

NFU Cymru has reacted angrily to a Welsh Government (WG) commitment in its Clean Air Plan to introduce a new agricultural water pollution law.

The coronavirus lockdown has pushed the UK into its first recession in 11 years

IAAS has warned an increase in private sales could leave farmers open to unfair prices and payment dodgers