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Emma and her family farm in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, milking 100 pedigree Holsteins and selling raw milk from the farmgate. They also run 300 North Country Mules. Emma is Monmouthshire NFU chair and volunteers with the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution

Gov urged to address causes of stress to prevent more farmers exiting the dairy sector

Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner said new restrictions could protect British farmers from the threat posed by foot-and-mouth disease in mainland Europe

24-year-old Exeter young farmer Elle Slade said it made sense to go into calf rearing due to the low acreage requirement. She said her new venture was her way of bringing something back to the family farm

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on the top stories from this week, including the Chancellor being accused of using Ministers as 'human shields' over Inheritance Tax changes, farmers take fate into their own hands by abandoning their SFI applications early despite waiting for offers to be made by the Government, APHA appoints former police chief as new chief executive, and Baroness Minette Batters asked to lead a review into farm profitability. Next week the latest on Donald Trump's trade tariffs and the impact on agriculture, new details revealed for the next stage of Johne's disease plan, and a petition to get farming on the curriculum aims to get 100k signatures

Dairy farmer and NFU dairy board chair Paul Tompkins said while the 10% tariff imposed by the US would ‘not be easy' for UK exporters, there was also potential for ‘increased demand' for UK dairy products in the US

Dairy farmer Paul Tompkins said while the 10% tariff imposed by the US President Donald Trump would 'not be easy', there was also potential for 'increased demand' for UK dairy products in the US

A lack of new tenant interest and heavy financial losses have forced Jason and Katherin Salisbury to quit their dairy farm on the island of Sark

Phase three of the National Johne’s Management Plan includes four key changes dairy farmers should be aware of

The dairies said the merger would bring together more than 12,000 farmers creating the largest dairy cooperative in Europe