Bovine TB

Judge Christopher Vosper KC said the defendants had 'taken a cavalier approach to the regulations designed to restrict the spread of bovine TB among cattle' and described their actions as 'reckless'

Molly Mead, 24, is a veterinary technician and TB tester from Tring, Hertfordshire

James farms Dairy Shorthorns east of Kendal, Cumbria, with his parents Kathleen and Henry, wife Michelle and sons Robert and Chris. The fifth generation to farm at Strickley, he is also vice-chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network

Outgoing NFU dairy board chair, Michael Oakes said: "They [the processors and retailers] need us and we need them. While we will not agree all the time, by any means, I think actually working together means we are so much stronger"

As Labour looks to pick up rural votes in the run-up to a General Election, Rachael Brown speaks to Shadow Defra Secretary Steve Reed about the party’s plans for the countryside

Ulster Farmers' Union are urging everyone in the banking sector who interacts with farmers, to take the bad weather into account and give whatever support they can

So my time on Defra's Bovine TB Partnership has unexpectedly come to an end. My three-year term ended and was disappointingly, for me, not extended

Bovine TB continues to affect herds across the country, and with turnout approaching, we look at ways farmers can manage the risk

The UFU said they remain determined to ensure none of the 'barbaric proposals' come to pass and will continue to 'exhaust every avenue to safeguard the future of NI's agri industry'

The plans will be subjected to a five-week consultation and would look to retain badger culling as an option in targeted parts only of the high-risk area and edge areas including much of southwest and central England