Beef

The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has expressed its concerns over a council’s decision to push on with the closure of Cowbridge livestock market, which could see farmers face a 45-mile round trip to sell their animals.

The coronavirus outbreak will make it hard to analyse the true economic impact of Brexit on farming, says Eamon Cassells, a beef farmer from County Meath in Ireland.

A new system of virtual farm inspections developed by Red Tractor to uphold standards during the coronavirus lockdown could change the way auditing takes place after the pandemic is over.

Farmers should not be concerned about stocks of farm medicines or vaccines during the current pandemic, but do need to plan ahead.

Farmers and crofters across Scotland have united to produce a video to reassure the general public they will continue to work hard to feed the nation as the Covid-19 lockdown continues.

The last three weeks have seen a marked shift in how and where we buy our food. It is a pattern that will remain while we are in lockdown and I suspect there will be a few habits or behaviours that persist for the longer term. 

Government must intervene to prevent agriculture from collapsing under the strain of the virus or risk hampering the wider economic recovery, says Ben Lake MP for Ceredigion.

NFU Cymru has branded Welsh Government’s decision to publish draft regulations of an all-Wales Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ) ‘ill-judged’ in light of the Covid-19 crisis.

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has announced changes to the way certain animal medicines can be safely prescribed and supplied during the coronavirus crisis.

Following a mild and wet winter, farmers are being advised to tackle rats in spring to avoid potential infestations this autumn.