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Defra said the new approach will use a 'data-led and scientific approach to end the badger cull by the end of this parliament'

The widow of Warwickshire farmer Rocky Poulson who ended his life four days after a farm inspection said only 'slight changes' have been made and a more 'compassionate approach' was needed

Following the Brian May documentary broadcast on BBC last week, Farmers Guardian looks at the impact of the programme on the farming sector.

The project, led by APHA, will collect and analyse samples from a range of bird and mammal populations to better understand how the virus behaves

Amends to existing legislation means free-range eggs can continue to be labelled as such during mandatory housing measures, a move Defra said would cut ‘unnecessary red tape and costs for British producers'

"This detection is a clear reminder of the threat of the disease"

The meeting took place on Helen Drinkall's upland beef and sheep farm in Lancashire and it was a chance for the Minister to see the issues upland farmers still have with the Sustainable Farming Incentive

NSA chief executive Phil Stocker said the Government needed to take decisive action in addressing the ‘alarming rise’ in illegal imports of sheepmeat

Farmers have expressed concern about the Government's decision to potentially scrap the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill

"It was carnage. The faces of the sheep were all savaged by a dog."