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The dairy market has been amongst the most volatile since the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis.

Defra non-executive director Ben Goldsmith has called for ‘rewilding’ to be renamed ‘wilder farming’ in order to reassure farmers they are central to the movement.

Laura Wilson, 23, from Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, is the daughter of a beef farmer and recently joined KW Feeds as assistant blends manager.

With the 2020 show season cancelled as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, we have launched a competition which will give you the chance to showcase your stock this year.

A petition calling on Government to put laws in place to prevent UK food standards being undermined by future imports has received more than one million signatures.

English and Welsh dairy farmers affected by the severe milk market disruption can submit their applications for Government financial support from today (June 18).

The ‘vast majority’ of farms in England will survive the withdrawal of direct payments, Defra’s director general for food and farming, David Kennedy, has said.

‘Spot’, a four-legged robot which can herd sheep and carry out other agricultural tasks, has gone on sale for commercial and industrial use costing £59,439.

Industry has called for transformative, long-lasting change in food systems across the sector in the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.Ìý

This month, Roger Evans tells us about how lockdown has curtailed his over-the-hedge inspections of his neighbour’s activities, and how at home he is waging war on the profusion of docks and nettles.