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In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reflects on the significant investment needed by dairy farmers to meet regulatory requirements, the dairy farm that has been purchased to turn it into a 'haven' for biodiversity with the help of a Wallace and Gromit animator, and a new research project using seaweed to foster plant resilience

Milk contracts are changing - and in the coming weeks all milk buyers in the UK will be legally required to make the contracts they hold with their suppliers compliant

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

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

Activists held a minute's silence for cows 'trapped in relentless exploitation'

The supermarket chain has confirmed its dairy producers will receive a price increase next month

Vale of York dairy farmer and NFU Dairy Board chair Paul Tompkins said consolidation and investment can be viewed as a ‘good thing’, but the lack of competition for milk was a ‘bad thing’ for producers

Organic Herd said it hoped the price increase would offer its members 'robust and timely returns' while offering them an 'exciting long-term future' in the sector

Since Arla's announcement that 30 farms would trial the feed additive to reduce emissions, farm businesses have faced questions from consumers

The Countryside Alliance said local authorities needed to 'back off' telling people what to eat