February fatigue is setting in and the novelty of our well-oiled winter routine has worn off – turnout cannot come fast enough.

The talking point in Wales right now is the shock announcement of whole territory Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs) by Welsh Government.

Tom Vilsack spoke to the US NFU virtual convention about income streams, climate change and racism in the agriculture industry. John Wilkes reports

With spring happily just round the corner, we will be so glad to see the end of one of the wettest and coldest winter I can remember – and I am now 63 and as far as I am aware do not suffer from memory loss.

People often ask me whether it would be difficult to do my job without a farming background – it gave me the basics, but I’ve learned heaps from other people, experiences and just by doing the job!

Jennifer Jones, 26, works as a vet in the Scottish Borders and lives in Peebles.

The post-emergence herbicide bentazone is facing deregulation if growers do not start acting to reduce leaching into ground and surface water, BASF has warned.

In high yielding herds, fertility can be compromised due to issues around ‘silent heats’, but there are options available to help combat this. Dairy Farmer reports.

How should agri-environment schemes work for arable farmers and for wildlife? That’s what researchers in the PARTRIDGE project are looking for 2,000 farmers to tell them in a new survey.

The setting of thresholds for medication usage and disease management will help milk producers to get the most out of their relationship with the farm vet, says Owen Atkinson of Cheshire-based Dairy Veterinary Consultancy.