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Organisation has 'been gifted' an opportunity to rethink assurance across UK agriculture, says board member

The coalition hopes to achieve fair pricing for British farmers, to end 'misleading' labelling in supermarkets, increase on-farm educational opportunities, and promote meat in a balanced diet

57 different businesses across the farming sector have joined forces to urge the Treasury to rethink changes to Inheritance Tax

A round-up of this week's livestock sales including Shrewsbury, Brock, Barnard Castle, Hexham and Bentham

The Beef Shorthorn bidding topped at 20,000gns for 55 bulls, averaging £6,476, down £1,015 on the year, with a clearance rate of 71%

Limousin bulls sold to a high of 14,500gns, averaging £7,333, down £133 on the year, for the 50 bulls sold at a clearance rate of 78%

Buyers, vendors and visitors returned to United Auctions for the first round of this year’s Stirling Bull Sales, with a strong trade achieved across all breeds

The fast food chain said it was 'conscious' of how changes to Inheritance Tax changes could impact family farms

By stimulating plant defence mechanisms, farmers no longer need to wait until T0 to protect their crops from disease, according to specialists

Chartered environmental health practitioner and regulatory consultant, Helen Buckingham, said it took seven days for systems to be updated and 'things got through'