An RBST survey also showed the opportunity for cost savings with native breeds can extend to land and veterinary costs
The Lifelong Education Institute's new report has urged the Government to categorise food security, accessibility, and sustainability as a public good and give the agri-food sector the status of a strategic industry
The vote has been welcomed welcomed by rural campaigners at the Countryside Alliance and the NFU
Proposals were announced which included cutting livestock numbers to meet 2030 targets
The Alliance to Save Our Antibiotics has criticised education and healthcare providers for failing to stop farmers from ‘overusing' antibiotics on farms
Auction marts in Scotland generated more than £605 million in 2022, with throughput also increasing slightly year on year
Defra criticised for 'missing the point' when it comes to its new entrant pilot schemes
The Tenant Farmers Association said each week it was hearing from a ‘growing number' of farmers losing access to tenanted land or being told their Farm Business Tenancies would not be renewed
With voters expected to go the polls in around 12 months' time, livestock farmers told Farmers Guardian future policy on controlling bTB should not be part of ‘the political debate to be used as a vote winner'
All eyes are now on the Welsh Government to continue the stability of payments for Welsh farmers going forward. Future financial certainty being questioned now more than ever following the cuts made to the rural affairs budget