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Agriculture has always been an industry in which many farmers feel they do not need a piece of paper to prove they are proficient and professional at what they do.

Ever-present disease threats and adverse early spring weather events can all too easily put lamb survival at risk and depress growth rates to unacceptable levels, says Dr Kat Baxter-Smith, veterinary adviser with MSD Animal H

Nia Borsey, 26, is a planner at property consultants Fisher German and recently appointed NFU Student and Young Farmer Ambassador. She is based at Llysfaen, North Wales.

The Covid-19 pandemic has not only disrupted supply chains, but it has also impacted on the industry’s workforce and its training needs. Hannah Binns reports on what has changed and the positive framework it has created going forwards.

Farm groups have expressed their bitter disappointment after Senedd members voted not to annul Welsh Government’s controversial new water regulations yesterday.

Amidst the unprecedented turmoil of the Scottish political scene, NFU Scotland has attempted to move the focus away from the current Holyrood battlefield on to the forthcoming parliamentary election on May 6.

Effective worm control in sheep should not rely on anthelmintics alone and instead needs a integrated approach, according to experts and farmers in a sustainable parasite control press briefing.

Due to be launched in the UK and Ireland this autumn, Claas has revealed its latest generation of Arion 400 tractors, coinciding with Stage 5 emission control upgrades.

The British Poultry Council (BPC) has warned Defras proposals to limit livestock transit times are based on outdated research and will cripple the poultry meat supply chain.

A Scottish carrot grower is facing the loss of a 2,000-tonne business with Northern Ireland thanks to the effects of post-Brexit bureaucracy and increased haulage costs – the so-called non-tariff barriers to trade.