Animal Health and Welfare

With thousands of consumers joining virtual farm tours across the country, the first online Open Farm Sunday (OFS) proved to be a huge success.

As the coronavirus lockdown became an imminent reality, it was no surprise that milk and eggs were among the basics that many families rushed to buy, says NFU president Minette Batters.

A cohort of farming organisations have united in an open letter to showcase how livestock continues to support global nutrition, high standards of food safety and public health during the coronavirus pandemic.

A vegan couple turned to meat and dairy for health reasons and have never looked back. Howard Walsh reports.

NFU Cymru has called on the Welsh Government to redeploy rural development cash to support farming businesses through the coronavirus pandemic.

With changing support structures for farmers and concerns over food standards in post-Brexit trade deals presenting unprecedented challenges for Number 10, has the Government delivered on its promises for UK farming?

As the UK sees the biggest shake-up in agri-funding in decades, future Government policy must support farmers for the ‘public goods’ they provide in tackling climate change, says Martin Lines, Nature Friendly Farming Network (NFFN) chairman.

Every beef system in Scotland can be seen as sustainable, as can every sheep system.

Bovine TB compensation paid to Welsh farmers has risen by an alarming 15 per cent in a year, according to new figures.

Scotland’s globally accredited high food standards ‘should not be sacrificed’ in order to secure non-EU trade deals, the Scottish Government has warned.