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Dairy Farmer commentator Christopher Murley tells us about his Jersey herd in far flung Cornwall.

There is much good in the Agriculture Bill, but its failure to protect farmers from low standard imports is very serious, says Daniel Zeichner, Labour’s Shadow Farming Minister.

Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) has called on Government to provide financial aid for sheep, goat and buffalo milk producers who have seen their supply chains devastated due to Covid-19.

£1 from the sale of every Morrisons’ ‘British Farmers Food Box’ will be donated to farming charities via The Prince’s Countryside Fund to help producers negate the impact of Covid-19.Ìý

Welsh Government’s failure to consider how to protect food security in its post-Brexit policy proposals was flagged as a major concern by respondents to a key consultation, held before the coronavirus pandemic.

An amendment to the Agriculture Bill which would have banned low standard food imports from entering the UK was defeated in the House of Commons by 51 votes last night.

A new mastitis test to reduce antibiotic use on dairy farms is being trialled through an on-farm ‘field lab’ with Innovative Farmers.

Industry leaders are outraged at the High Court’s decision to rule in favour of an 11th hour decision by the Government not to grant Derbyshire a badger cull licence, despite providing satisfactory evidence.

Defra’s long-awaited dairy support package has been warmly welcomed but industry chiefs fear it has come too late and will not be enough to negate the impact of Covid-19 on farmers.

A report published by the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) has revealed a ‘record’ improvement in retailers’ dealings with suppliers, but industry concerns over unfair trading practices remain.