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Agricultural supply networks say they have seen no evidence of stockpiling amid the Covid-19 panic, despite anecdotal reports.

With 40 per cent of food eaten out of the home in the UK, the Government’s decision to close pubs and restaurants will have a major impact on demand.

Lockerbie Abattoir has suspended its slaughter services with immediate effect due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The Government has committed extra research and development spending, while farmers are being urged to explore the tax benefits of bringing more innovation to their businesses.

With all of the wild weather, March appeared to enter like a pride of ferocious roaring lions, but as I write it appears to be changing into something that resembles a lamb. Let’s hope it stays that way for a while.

Gwion Rhys Williams, 23, is a fifth generation farmer from Trawsfynydd, Wales, and is chairman of Prysor and Eden Young Farmers’ Club.

During turbulent times farmers are always grounded, with our feet firmly on the earth and rational thinking caps on.

Stockpiling animal medicines is unnecessary, costly and, in the case of prescription only products, illegal, theÌýAnimal Medicines Training Regulatory Authority has warned.

Police have urgently appealed to the public for more information after eighteen sheep were deliberately run over and killed in Warwickshire.

As I write, several local towns are again cut off by road due to flooding, many for the fourth time in as many weeks. As soon as we enjoy a dry day, there is a two-day deluge and the water rises again to dangerous levels, leaving homes and businesses flooded and roads impassable.