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THE mid-summer collective dairy sale at Sedgemoor topped at 3,900gns for Lymatra Attico Lila Z Red.

A petition launched by Penrith and The Border MP Dr Neil Hudson as part of a campaign to save Newton Rigg College, Cumbria, from closure, has received more than 3,850 signatures.

Farming Minister Victoria Prentis has rejected the NFU’s call for a Trade Commission to explore ways to protect food production standards in UK trade policy.

In a bid to signpost students to dairy related training and education courses, the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) has launched its own directory.

An agricultural think tank has warned commercial farming is being ‘written out’ of emerging post-Brexit policy, despite the fact that fewer than 10 per cent of farm businesses produce over half the UK’s agricultural output.

A self-employed contractor has died after falling through a fragile roof on a farm in the West Midlands.

As the coronavirus lockdown eases and auction marts begin to see more people around the ring, farmers have been warned they must observe social distancing guidelines to enable facilities to remain operational.Ìý

As the coronavirus lockdown eases and some auction marts begin to see more people around the ring, farmers have been warned they must observe social distancing guidelines to enable facilities to remain operational.

With Covid-19 causing severe milk market turmoil, Arla has revealed the processor drafted in farmers to drive its tankers as part of ’contingency’ measures to ensureÌýthe continuity of milk collection during the pandemic.

A Welsh dairy co-operative has provided more than £10,000 worth of cheese to food banks and community schemes.