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Not too many livestock prefixes survive for 80 years but the Collessie name is an exception and one that continues to go from strength-to-strength. Ewan Pate reports.

The Lower House of the French parliament has voted for an emergency authorisation for use of neonics in beet seed coating.

The Speaker of the House of Commons is set to block a key vote on beefing up the Trade and Agriculture Commission (TAC) this evening.

Confirmed cases of African swine fever (ASF) in wild boar have continued to rise in Germany as an intensive search continues.

The cooperative said the rise was on the back of strong business performance and improved market returns but warned there was considerable potential for disruption in the coming months

Ahead of the Commons debate on Lords amendments to the Agriculture Bill this week, Ben Lake, Ceredigion MP and Plaid Cymru’s agriculture spokesman in Westminster, warns protecting food standards today is about building a better rural economy for tomorrow.

Ministers have been urged to take action on the threats to the sugar and sheep industries as the end of the Brexit transition period approaches.

Agricultural and countryside groups are lobbying Government to make it easier for farmers to temporarily divert footpaths.

Only 19 per cent of farmers plan to fully retire, a new study from the University of Exeter in collaboration with NFU Mutual has found.

The Stronach family’s Islavale Simmental herd has become well-known across the UK for producing leading prices at Stirling bull sales. Katrina Macarthur paid them a visit.