Dairy farmers in Wales are not yet ‘out of the woods’ despite a climbdown by Welsh Government on water rules, a union leader has warned.

Welsh farming unions have joined the British Veterinary Association (BVA) in welcoming the news that the use of Approved Tuberculin Testers (ATTs) in private practice in Wales has been given the go-ahead.

Consumers are shunning fruit and vegetables in favour of other produce in a bid to beat increases in grocery prices, a recent report has found.

Protestors from anti-livestock lobby Animal Rebellion vandalised a number of high-end food retailers and country clothing stores as they held demonstrations across central London last weekend.

Today is World Mental Health Day which is marking this year’s event with a call to ‘Make mental health and wellbeing for all a global priority’.

Rural campaigners have welcomed news that the Government is considering a rethink regarding land that can be made available for solar farms.

Farmers are being urged to continue to monitor on-farm water abstraction in a bid to prevent a repeat of this year’s water shortage, the Environment Agency (EA) has announced.

A number of agricultural bodies have sent a joint letter to International Trade Minister Kemi Badenoch demanding that a set of core standards relating to food, animal welfare and the environment be established ahead of any further trade deals.

A Norfolk abattoir has been fined £300,000 after residents claimed they could not leave their homes owing to the stench of decaying poultry.

A farmer has won a four-year business rates battle against HMRC in what could become a landmark victory for farm parks.