After experiencing their best Royal Welsh yet in 2018, winning the highly sought-after Fitzhugh Pairs Trophy, the Jones family of Dendor Herefords will be back in the cattle rings at Llanelwedd this month. Laura Bowyer repo

Auctioneer Ted Ogden on his trade predictions.

Reading this column, you would be forgiven for thinking I am always on my travels. My last article covered my trip to Latvia and now I am embarrassingly going to tell you that I have just returned from the south of France.

Young cattle are at risk from the mid-summer rise in parasite larvae on pasture, unless effective control strategies, including pasture management, monitoring and targeted treatment if required, have been implemented.

Countryside campaign group Right to Roam is encouraging members to embark on a ‘summer of trespass’ to unlock blocked or privately owned areas of the countryside.

Wife of The Royal Welsh Show president, Davina Fetherstonhaugh is creating her own legacy by bringing her passion for sustainable farming to the forefront. Gaina Morgan meets her to find out more about her recent event, The Sustainable Livestock Conference.

Pedigree cattle breeder Anne MacPherson of the Blackford Simmental herd is set to tackle the task of judging two inter-breed beef competitions at this year’s Royal Welsh Show. Katrina Macarthur reports.

Rewilding and carbon sequestration projects are putting rural livelihoods, as well as farmland, at risk, industry bodies have warned. By Ewan Pate and Jane Thynne.

Following a two-year break, the Royal Welsh Show returns with major changes at the helm. Barry Alston reports.