Wales

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on the appointment of APHA's new chief executive, former chief constable of Dyfed-Powys and Cleveland Police, Richard Lewis. She also reports on the latest wildfire warnings from across the UK, with 146 blazes reported in Northern Ireland since last Thursday. And young farmers vote on the impact of Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Inheritance Tax changes on the next generation of farmers

Newly appointed chief executive Richard Lewis said: "Now more than ever, the UK needs a strong, science-led Animal and Plant Health Agency"

Public and landowners urged to be vigilant as dry weather sparks major incidents

The Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) has added the Ancient Cattle of Wales to its RBST Watchlist

The Jones family have been farming the land since 1012, but will centuries of resilience outlast current tax changes some 1,013 years later?

NFU Cymru said Welsh farmers had waited four years for the review and it had failed to reflect ‘the sheer desperation of farmers in Wales in grappling with the impracticality of the regulations'

An independent review into Wales' Control of Agricultural Pollution (CAP) regulations has published recommendations in five key areas. It found that an 'all-Wales' approach to the regulations was the right one

Officers have also arrested a man after 75 sheep were stolen from a farm in Newcastle Emlyn

The Welsh Government has announced the next steps in tackling antimicrobial resistance in animals, which will include £2 million of new funding and the establishment of a new expert advisory group

Paul Savage and Dewi Hughes have been appointed by Welsh Government as two new non-executive directors to the board of Hybu Cig Cymru