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Farmers have seen strong prime beef prices at auction marts of late, but will the trend continue?

Restaurant chains have introduced 'surcharges' for eggs

Prior to the Budget, the Farmers' Union of Wales previously warned a worse case scenario of full ‘Barnettisation' of Wales' agricultural funding could equate to a ‘drop of around 40% in funding for Welsh farming - a cut of around £150m a year'

A chorus of tractor horns irked Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer so much he went on television to tell the public the Government had a choice to either lower NHS waiting lists or give farmers a tax break

UK sheepmeat production is forecast to grow by 2% in 2025, largely supported by a ‘higher carryover of lambs from 2024', according to AHDB analysis

The Clarkson’s Farm star met with the 2024/25 recipients at the Royal Agricultural University

The Prime Minister is understood to have no intention of attending the conference, with Defra Secretary Steve Reed expected to speak

Highlights from this year's Yorkshire Agricultural Machinery Show include a new forestry section

It comes as the Government consults on further reductions

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said you cannot give a 'tax break' for farmers if you want to drive down NHS waiting lists and mortgage rates