Livestock

In the latest bull proofs, released this week by AHDB Dairy, there is a raft of newcomers in the genomic rankings alongside relative stability among the top daughter-proven bulls.

Farmers must be vigilant and ramp up their security measures following the rising spate in Land Rover Defender thefts, NFU Mutual and North Yorkshire Police have said.

A new report from the Sustainable Farming Trust (SFT) has warned a US-UK trade deal will threaten the progress which has been made in recent years on antibiotic resistance.

I have decided to allocate time in this opinion piece to bovine TB – specifically residual disease.

We understand farmers are anxious about the changes outlined by Defra in its agricultural transition plan this week, but that change will offer real opportunities for the sector, says Farming Minister Victoria Prentis.

Defra has confirmed farmers in England are set to lose 50 per cent of their direct payment by 2024.

This week, Defra published its agricultural transition plan (ATP), which sets out some of the major milestones for the sector over the next seven years. Abi Kay reports.