"The Burdens Group was a victim of problems hitting the farming sector with bad weather and changes to EU subsidies resulting in its key customer base reducing their spend"

"More extreme weather will make farming more challenging, so we must continue to support our farmers to produce enough food whilst also rewarding sustainable practices which ensure we reduce emissions"

"Unfortunately it was just a matter of time for it to reach Lincolnshire"

Farming MPs had held a protest outside Parliament over cuts to Winter Fuel Payment

"A foremost name in agriculture and the Simmental world, Stewart along with his wife Hazel, were the founders of the highly noted Islavale pedigree herd"

"It is absolutely vital that the Government think again over this policy which will push so many pensioners into desperate hardship"

"We will simply will not accept this barbaric activity and anyone who comes to the county hare coursing can expect to face the full force of the law"

According to Dyfed-Powys Police, there have been more than 180 sheep stolen from farms in Wales since July

According to NFU Mutual, the theft of livestock cost farmers an estimated £2.7m in 2023

Defra also confirmed seven new cases of the virus have been reported in the 'Restriction Zone' over the weekend