20 September 2020
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It is that time of year again when there is intense tension between the agricultural community desperate to reduce bovine TB and those that seek to protect badgers. On the one hand, you have those whose...
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The sheep industry must actively engage with Defra’s long-awaited consultation on castration and tail docking methods to ensure future policy reflects the realities of commercial sheep farming, the National Sheep Association (NSA) has said.
20 January 2026
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2 min read
Cumbria based, Cathy Cassie, is a contact shepherd, and has not let being born without connections to agriculture limit her drive.
20 January 2026
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5 min read
From carbon storage and biodiversity, to animal welfare through providing shade, fodder and natural parasite control, the benefit of trees for farmers was a key topic at the conference
20 January 2026
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2 min read
