This week's 6 top farming stories

• READ NOW: Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner vows to eradicate bTB by 2038

Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner said the eradication of bovine TB was his top priority, as he outlined a number of the Government's key pledges to the farming sector.

• READ NOW: Sell ahead of the rush for cattle but do not hurry lambs

Grant Anderson, commercial sales manager and sales team leader at Harrison and Hetherington has advised farmers on when to sell their stock this summer. 

• READ NOW: Royal Welsh Show: Welsh farming at 'important crosswords' which will define the industry for decades to come, says FUW

Welsh Government faces further change following Vaughan Gething's resignation. FUW president Ian Rickman said the recent Senedd Cabinet reshuffle and the UK General Election had already brought about ‘considerable change' to the political landscape in Wales.

• READ NOW: Farm Safety Week: Stephanie Berkeley - "For an industry so central to strengthening food security and growing the economy, those who work in farming are vulnerable"

Ms Berkeley, the Farm Safety Foundation's manager, has explained why Farm Safety Week should mark the beginning of a new chapter for safer farming. 

• READ NOW: Integrated organic grass-fed beef and arable farm finds sweet spot by balancing output and nature

Beef and arable farmer, Jimi Collis and his herd manager Matt House strive to achieve a balance between productivity, biodiversity and work life balance. 

• READ NOW: Monmouthshire family with a passion for Jacobs sheep head to the Royal Welsh Show

The Trumper family have been involved in the Jacob breed for almost 40 years, but over the last 10 years they have increased flock size and enjoyed success at shows and sales.