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The UK and Welsh Governments have clarified farmers will need to have taken a hit of at least 25 per cent to their average milk price in order to access either dairy hardship fund.

As thousands of walkers descend on the countryside during the coronavirus lockdown, the National Sheep Association (NSA) has called for visitors to show more ‘respect’ for the land and those who farm it.

An estate worker in Scotland has been stabbed while on duty checking for wildfires.

Hundreds of acres of moorland and forestry have been engulfed by wildfires due to the recent dry weather and ’irresponsible’ behaviour of people visiting the countryside.

The EU has promised to learn lessons from the coronavirus pandemic by developing a new food security contingency plan.

A young farmer has paid his own personal tribute to the NHS and key workers through a series of tractor runs.

The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has confirmed that more than 3,800 bridging payments worth around £43 million have been successfully made to farmers and land managers.

Industry has voiced its concerns about the impact the sale of Arla processing plant in North Wales will have on local domestic processing capacity. Ìý

TV chef Jamie Oliver has issued an impassioned plea to the Prime Minister not to undermine the UK’s high food production standards with cheap imports from the USA.

Meadow Foods has announced it will increase the milk price by 1ppl and 2ppl in June and July respectively.