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Ministers have been urged to explain how the Environment Bill will affect farming, with concerns growing that the industry will be hit by burdensome new regulation and costs.

A vet tech is a herd healthcare paraprofessional, trained to efficiently carry out a range of on-farm tasks, such as administering vaccinations or monitoring youngstock performance.

A significant tonnage of potatoes have been wasted due to the pandemic, with much of the potato industry struggling to find homes for their produce. Ruth Wills reports

The potato season has been disappointing with the pandemic disrupting the market place. Cedric Porter takes a look at whether an end of season rally could be on the cards

Sea eagle predation appears to be spreading to new areas of the Western Isles, as the population of the giant raptors continues to increase.

With land in demand as the British public takes more interest in the countryside, Moore Barlow’s Sarah Jordan shares the most important things to consider when buying farmland

As British agriculture faces its biggest changes in decades, Tim Price asks what role education will have in shaping farming’s future.

New Zealand huntaway’s are an asset in Sion Morgan’s team of working dogs, which he runs alongside his border collies to manage several thousand Scottish Blackface sheep in the Scottish Borders.

Beef prices have reached the highest levels in many farmers living memory as they soared past the £4/kg mark.

A breed well-known for its innate herding instinct, energy and stamina, Border Collies have been British shepherds’ best friend for centuries. Hannah Binns speaks to two farmer triallists about their experience.