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Cereal growers are being urged to spray off patches infested with black-grass now, before more plants set viable seed.

A farmer has called on the National Trust to do more to protect livestock from dog attacks after her sheep were maimed in separate incidents in the last few weeks.

A pilot scheme has selected four green projects to receive grant funding in a bid to attract private sector investment while delivering long-term environmental benefits.

As wheat ears emerge in crops across the UK, Dr David Ellerton, technical development director at Hutchinsons emphasises the importance of careful planning of T3 sprays

Farmers will receive a much lower price on average for their 2019/2020 fleeces than previous years due to severe market disruption caused by the pandemic.

The UK and Welsh Governments have clarified farmers will need to have taken a hit of at least 25 per cent to their average milk price in order to access either dairy hardship fund.

New season lambs fell by 5 per cent to 249p/kg in the week to May 27 and old season prices were 11 per cent lower at 187p/kg.

Police forces recorded fewer instances of dog attacks on sheep in 2019 than on the previous year, the first decrease since 2012. 

As thousands of walkers descend on the countryside during the coronavirus lockdown, the National Sheep Association (NSA) has called for visitors to show more ‘respect’ for the land and those who farm it.

Rural organisations have joined forces to demand Environment Secretary George Eustice bring the ‘chaotic’ wildlife licensing system, run by Natural England (NE), back into central Government to be reformed.