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In a bid to meet growing consumer demand for alternatives to dairy, Meadow Foods is set to open a new £4m plant-based manufacturing facility. Mollie Leach and Cedric Porter report.

Concerns about the continuing spell of dry weather are circulating the industry, with arable farmers reporting cases of patchy crop emergence and compromised yields across swathes of the UK.

Around half of Welsh farmers who applied for Glastir payments for 2019 commitments were still waiting for their money at the start of May, prompting concern about how the planned post-Brexit scheme will function.

First Milk has announced today (May 28) Mr Smith will succeed Jim Baird as a new farmer director.

CALVES are constantly faced with a barrage of attacks by pathogens but research shows supplementation with immune-boosting probiotics could help to tip the balance in their favour.

A farmer and his son have been killed following a water buffalo attack in Wales, with his daughter sustaining a serious leg injury.

The NFU has urged farmers to submit their 2020 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) applications ahead of the June 15 deadline to ease pressure on the Rural Payments Agency.

With the industry still geared towards a net zero emissions target, carbon accounting could be increasingly demanded to explain and improve farm business carbon output. Hannah Park reports.

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.