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Pit your skills against a professional livestock judge and be in with the chance of winning £250 plus a £250 ram voucher.

A consortium of farmers, academics, technology businesses and NGOs led by Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group South-West (FWAG) has been awarded a grant under the Environment Agency’s Investment Readiness Fund to develop and

Tree species, location, soil type and exposure to weather must be taken into account to ensure farmers are planting trees in the best place for long-term success while still recognising food production.

The ‘backbone of Britain’s rural communities’ will be broken if small farms are allowed to go bust, Prince Charles has warned.

The UK Government’s food tsar, Henry Dimbleby, has urged Ministers to guarantee the budget for farm payments until at least 2029 to ensure farmers are ‘properly recompensed’ for moving towards more sustainable practices.

Defra Secretary George Eustice faced a barrage of questions concerning the future of the farming industry as he spoke to journalists in one of agriculture’s heartlands.

Chief executive Shelagh Hancock said they were able to rapidly adapt and respond positively to the challenges in an ’extraordinary year’

Markets were looking forward to welcoming people back when restrictions ease in England on July 19

Sheep farmers are being urged to incorporate new actives into worming programmes as part of an initiative to support crucial productivity metrics and help slow the rate of anthelmintic resistance.