animal welfare

NFU president Tom Bradshaw said while the NFU response to the UK farm assurance review covers ‘some of the benefits' that assurance schemes offer, it also explains the ‘inescapable issues' that must be addressed

Council says case should serve as an animal welfare warning to farming community

Sir Brian May said he had stepped down amid concerns over failings in its farm certification scheme

NFU president Tom Bradshaw said the union's response covers ‘some of the benefits' which farm assurance schemes provides, but it also covers the ‘inescapable issues' that must be addressed

"This was a shocking case of animal neglect and animal suffering."

Borderway Auction Mart will continue to operate as normal throughout the project which was expected to conclude in April 2025

Commissioners leading the Farm Assurance Review have extended the deadline for responses to the farmer survey to September 7

The widow of farmer Rocky Poulson, who ended his life four days after a farm inspection, reflects on the similarities between what happened to her husband and the tragic case of headteacher Ruth Perry, who took her own life after Ofsted inspectors said they would downgrade the school from outstanding to the lowest grade - inadequate

Julie Ashfield, managing director of buying at Aldi, said: "We have been able to hit our 100% cage-free target more than a year early."

This year's British Farming Awards Agri-Tech Innovator of the Year finalists are all accelerating the growth of an exciting sector, providing a wealth of support and solutions to farming practices