Early signs signal good news for growers
"We know how much of a loss this will be for everyone who has grown up with Dairyland in their childhood"
A centre and joint breed record of £28,000 was set at the sale of North Country Cheviot Hill rams at Lockerbie
FSA charges are currently discounted according to the number of hours involved so that smaller abattoir businesses, which require fewer hours regulation, receive a greater discount
NFU president Tom Bradshaw said the union's response covers ‘some of the benefits' which farm assurance schemes provides, but it also covers the ‘inescapable issues' that must be addressed
The chair of Labour's Climate and Environment Forum Baroness Young said she hoped the ‘multi-functional' land use framework would be operationally ‘sustainable'
Defra estimated an ASF outbreak could cost the UK between £10 million to £100 million
This marks The Crown Estate's first acquisition of a rural estate since 2014, and is part of its new rural strategy to create ‘long-term value for the industry'
Keen baker and farmer Mike Wilkins made his first appearance on tv's most popular baking show last night (September 24)