Agriculture

Dairy Farmer, Abi Reader from the Vale of Glamorgan has been campaigning for a designated rural crime team in South Wales for over 10 years

Farmers urge the public to think again when releasing balloons during celebrations over the summer months, warning of the potential threat to livestock and the environment

The NFU said the Government needs to take further action to support farmers with spiralling production costs and the impact on their mental health

The charity Farming Community Network hopes the survey will help to improve the organisation’s support to those at risk or affected by a bovine TB breakdown

Protecting food production will now be one of the considerations for those signing up to the next round of the Landscape Recovery scheme, Defra has revealed.

The fell pony has always been a key part of the Lake District's heritage, but with their future at risk, recognising their contribution to the uplands is more important than ever.

It was the Charolais champion, Balymyle Sandy from William David and James Albert Connolly, Ballynahinch, County Down, which was crowned this year’s beef champion.

Holstein champion Damm Tatoo Sallie from Martin and Cyrill Millar, Coleraine, Londonderry took home the dairy inter-breed championship.

Longwool champion, a North Country Cheviot ewe from Jack Smyth and William Rankin, Newtownstewart, Co. Tyrone, took home the sheep inter-breed sash.