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Teat dipping is an important part of parlour routine and application technique and the consistency of approach is vital

Prices for store lambs and breeding ewes are flying at UK marts, with producers confident in the future, despite storm clouds gathering on the horizon

Rachel Murdoch, 27, is a shepherd on an estate in Ryedale, North Yorkshire.

MPs who voted down an Agriculture Bill amendment to ban low-standard imports in May could have been waiting for a Government concession. But if they choose to reject another similar Lords amendment in two weeks, they will not be forgiven, says Tom Lancaster, head of land use policy at the RSPB.

The WTO permits measures to protect the environment in certain circumstances, so Ministers should insist our future trading partners meet domestic food production standards, says Conservative peer Anne McIntosh.

The UK Government’s decision to table legislation which undermines the Withdrawal Agreement shows Boris is not negotiating with the EU in good faith, says County Meath beef farmer Eamon Cassells.

Niab and the University of Cambridge have announced the opening of their Crop Science Centre, an alliance between the two organisations designed to fast-track technologies to sustainably improve farmers’ yields worldwide.

Boris Johnson’s pledge to protect 30 per cent of England’s land by 2030 has sparked concern among industry leaders.

The RABDFhas warned a number of the UK’s largest dairy farms are set to go bust over the coming years after the Migration Advisory Committee rejected its calls to add dairy workers to the Shortage Occupation List (SOL).

Farmers were reassessing their plans with uncertainty over what restrictions may be in place at Christmas