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A video of a three year old girl ’expertly’ handling her ewe named Ethel at the Online Agricultural Show has gone viral.

Feed market volatility has seen prices hike in recent weeks, with some farmers reporting increases of £25/tonne at the start of April.

At the end of February, a Government Minister made the warm and friendly remark that Britain does not need its own farming industry.

Chris Newbrook, 26, is a third generation farmer from Glyn Ceirog, North Wales, and farms 210 hectares (520 acres) alongside his parents and grandparents.

Retailers’ decisions to stock foreign beef at a time when British prime cuts are in desperate need of a market have angered the farming industry. But what is the effect on farmgate prices?

It’s May 1 already. How this strange and troubled year is flying by, which is amazing given all the events and shows we had planned to visit are now just a passing thought as the dates get closer on the calendar. Very disappointing.

A farmer took to social media to highlight his anguish after a courier driver ran over his ewe, leaving it severely injured.Ìý

AHDB has estimated the bill to the industry at £20 million for April and May, with 5,200 farmers suffering a milk price reduction.

The Government has issued information on how key workers, including farmers and food chain workers, can book Covid-19 tests for themselves amid the pandemic.

NFU’s horticulture and potatoes board chairwoman Alison Capper has warned thousands of pickers are needed to fill ‘peak’ jobs for the harvest season fast approaching.