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So it is now official, the UK is in recession as a result of two consecutive quarters of negative growth.

Securing planning permission for new agricultural tied dwellings has eased succession planning for three generations of farmers. Farmers Guardian reports.

During my early-teen growth spurt I had skinny, matchstick legs and gigantic size-12 feet which I could barely control. This made me hopeless at football – this was in the1980s and Peter Crouch had not surfaced yet.

All Government departments must be aware that introducing friction at the UK-EU border will have a major effect on pig production, processing and herd health, says Ed Barker, senior policy advisor at the National Pig Association.

The Government’s Trade Bill has left MPs with less power to scrutinise trade deals and protect farmers than UK MEPs had in the EU, says Tim Farron, agriculture spokesman for the Liberal Democrats.

Determined to help its sheep milk suppliers when lockdown hit, family-run cheesemakers Shepherds Purse fast tracked the launch of a new product to create some demand for the specialist raw material it was handling. Hannah Park reports.

Plaid Cymru have called on the Welsh Government to be proactive in helping secure a buyer and supporting the Welsh dairy industry

Irish farmers could be entitled to payments in the region of €100 (£90) per head of cattle slaughtered due to Brexit and Covid-19 disruption.

Red meat, potato and dairy sales have received a boost from the reopening of takeaways as Brits return to their pre-shutdown eating habits

Reduced grass silage yields in the first half of the year are set to make producing good maize silage even more important this season. So how do you achieve the best maize preservation?