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In a choice between gold plating farm standards or leaving the door ajar to foreign trade deals, a majority of MPs came down on the side of the latter this week.

Reduced costs was the main difference between top and bottom performing dairy businesses according to Old Mill and the Farm Consultancy Group

The sentiment that it is sometimes easier to talk to a stranger than to relatives or friends is one that struck a chord with dairy farmer Hannah Lawrence, who volunteers on the DPJ charity’s ‘Share The Load’ phone helpline. Hannah Park reports.

The ‘court of public opinion’ will force the Government’s hand on standards, president of NFU Scotland Andrew McCornick has said.

Future policy must allow farmers to continue their dual role in maintaining and enhancing landscapes while producing food, an NFU report has highlighted.

The BBC has upheld a complaint made about its controversial programme Meat: A Threat To Our Planet?

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the UK is now preparing to leave the EU without a deal, as he accused his European counterparts of ‘abandoning the idea of a free trade agreement’.

The importance of hygiene in the first days of a calf’s life should not be underestimated.

Research has identified new approaches to reducing losses due to diarrhoea in calves.