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Environment Agency bosses have hit back at suggestions that the regulator should be slimmed down, with its flooding responsibilities separated out from other duties.

Trials to assess the tenderness of Welsh Lamb are hoped to secure the reputation of the country’s popular product. 

How can agriculture attract and retain more British employees? Emma Penny reports, kicking off a new seven-part series looking at how businesses in different farming sectors are winning over the domestic workforce.

Concern over a shortage of large animal vets is mounting, as farmers left without access to livestock specialists accuse Government of merely paying ‘lip service’ to the problem.

Farmers looking to diversify could cash-in on a new £8.8 million fund designed to support domestic tree planting.

More than 1,900 individuals across the UK and Europe braved the elements for the 2022 Big Farmland Bird Count this year, organised by the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT).

Irish pig farmers are facing unprecedented pressure as the industry continues to financially haemorrhage 55 euros (£46) on every pig sold.

After a two-year break, funding has been made available for a new round of monitor farms in Scotland.

The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society has announced Aled Rhys Jones will be its next chief executive following Steve Hughson’s retirement later this year.

Ensuring the breed is relevant to today’s market is key to the success of Alastair Gibson’s pedigree Beef Shorthorn herd. Katie Fallon reports.