This year's seminars at The Dairy Show helped guide farmers through the topic of recruitment, sharing tips for retaining and dismissing staff successfully to help their businesses progress

Herbal leys and the value of woodland and hedgerows are two of the topics being investigated at Cwmcowddu Farm, which is part of the Farming Connect ‘Our Farms' initiative. Ellie Layton reports.

Winners of the breed championships battled it out before the panel of judges at this year's Dairy Show at the Bath and West showground, Somerset, with the final judging coming down to a nail-biting finish. Ellie Layton reports.

Texels led the trade at 4,500gns at the Farmers Guardian-supported Welshpool multi-breed sale. Ellie Layton reports.

The Farmers Guardian-supported Brecknock Hill Cheviot Society sale at Sennybridge topped at 10,000gns for 272 rams, with a strong yearling ram average of £1,438.50, up £313.83 on the year

Despite the torrential wet weather, the new site at Staffordshire County Showground held a triumphant All Breeds All Britain calf show. Ellie Layton reports.

Despite the torrential wet weather, the new site at Staffordshire County Showground held a triumphant All Breeds All Britain calf show. Ellie Layton reports.

More than 3,000 rams went under the hammer on the Royal Welsh Showground with a turnover of £2.35 million and a clearance rate of 92%. Ellie Layton reports.

Budding triallists gathered in Lanarkshire for this year's International Sheep Dog trial, where Welsh triallists dominated the score board

The biggest display of cattle for many years was seen at Kington show, with a bumper number of Hereford cattle entries, which went on to take the overall title. Ellie Layton reports.