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If the past few months have taught us anything, it’s that the safe, reliable supply of sustainable food is important to the public. Welsh Government would be wise to recognise food production as a public good, says NFU Cymru president John Davies.

The sugar industry has submitted an application for emergency authorisation of Cruiser SB (thiamethoxam) as a neonicotinoid seed treatment, to be used to protect the English sugar beet crop in 2021.

Following on from the launch of its electric-powered 19C-1E mini-digger and 30-19E Teletruk, JCB continues to expand its line-up of ‘E-Tech’ machines with the reveal of an electric-powered Loadall telehandler model.

Changes to the distribution of red meat levy across England, Wales and Scotland to reflect the country of production rather than slaughter have been strongly welcomed by industry.

Farm groups have welcomed the ‘positive’ news that new TB incidents across Wales have dropped by 10 per cent in the 12 months to August 2020.

The Scottish Government has laid out its new regulations for farming ahead of the end of the EU Transition period on December 31.

Farmers must decide voluntarily to engage in tree planting activities and receive fair rewards for their delivery of public goods, the NFU has said.

THE timed online auction of working sheepdogs hosted by Farmers Marts, Dolgellau, peaked at 13,200 with eight lots selling for more than 7,000.

The auction sale record for a Charollais ewe was broken twice at the production sale from the Tullyear flock of Drew and Stephen Cowan, held at Beattie Livestock Yard, Omagh, Northern Ireland.

A farmer has died after he was hit by a livestock wagon at a cattle mart in Yorkshire.