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This week's letters from Farmers Guardian readers

Welsh Gov says January 1 rule change is in response to industry requests and expert advice

What started as a means of earning a bit of pocket money has grown into a thriving business. Young farmer Lewis Thomas has demonstrated enthusiasm, courage and determination to grow Chickwood Poultry from scratch

APHA thanks farmers for their cooperation as it hails 'significant new tool' in fight to eradicate bovine TB by 2038

MPs brand family farm tax ‘disgraceful’, saying it reflects Labour’s ‘deep disconnect’ from rural community

NFU Cymru welcomes the move and says summer drought has left farmers facing cash flow issues

It came as farmers expressed frustration with the lack of clarity in the Temporary Control Zone announced in Monmouthshire

The Farmers' Union of Wales said Welsh Government had failed to address its concerns

Emma and her family farm in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, milking 100 pedigree Holsteins and selling raw milk from the farmgate. They also run 300 North Country Mules. Emma is Monmouthshire NFU chair and volunteers with the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution