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A North-West police force has fined a young farmer caught talking on his mobile phone while driving a tractor and rake.Ìý

As dairy farmers face mounting pressure to reduce antibiotic usage and selective dry cow therapy becomes the norm, the implementation of a drying off protocol is more important than ever. Hannah Noble finds out more.

AHDB figures have revealed the impact severe milk market disruption has had on English, Welsh and Scottish producers during the Covid-19 pandemic.

A leading farm consultant has warned farmers must make plans now to replace the loss of income, due to the phasing out of the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) in 2021.Ìý

Herd size may have upped together with development of a thriving direct sales brand, but an early established ethos at Riverford Organic Dairy remains at its heart. Rachel Lovell reports.

After the NFU lost its legal battle over the Derbyshire cull decision, Hannah Binns asks where it leaves the Government’s 25-year bovine TB strategy.

A North West agricultural college is set to close after an independent review found the campus financially unviable, sparking an outcry among its 888 students and many rural communities across the region.Ìý

A new National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE) by Newcastle University and partners is hoped to foster innovation, resilience and enterprise among rural firms through research and knowledge exchange.

Police have warned the public it is an offence to ‘worry livestock’ and the farmer has the power to shoot or injure a dog to protect stock after two cow chasing incidents in the South West.

Freshways producers have been threatened with a substantial price cut for non-compliance with the current A/B pricing structure, it has emerged.