12 June 2023
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2 min read
Defra Secretary Therese Coffey has pledged to keep culling badgers in the fight against bovine TB until it is eradicated. Speaking at the CLA Breakfast at Royal Cornwall Show on June 8, Ms Coffey said:...
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US President Donald Trump was told of the need to raise tax exemption thresholds to save generational farming from 'damaging' Inheritance Tax reforms. He listened and then acted. Similar sentiments have been raised with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Will he now listen and act?
05 August 2025
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10 min read
Welsh farmers have already been counting the losses in trade due to bluetongue restrictions, but the sector will have to wait another two weeks before they can potentially take vaccinated livestock to one of eight eligible markets in England
04 August 2025
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8 min read
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Chester South and Eddisbury MP Aphra Brandreth writes for Farmers Guardian on the heartbreak of animal disease on-farm, such as bovine TB, and how years of hard work can be compromised by a single positive test
04 August 2025
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3 min read
