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Farmers must be allowed to 'use every tool' to manage disruptive populations, says NFU

AHDB senior environment manager for soil health and nutrient management Amanda Bennett answers reader questions on soil

'Take any chance your given and give yourself 20 seconds of embarrassing bravery' - FG's Tom Ryder talks to farmer and monthly columnist Amy Wilkinson in the latest episode of #24QuestionsWith

NFU poultry board chair, James Mottershead said AI vaccination programme for birds need to be safe to give consumers the confidence to continue eating poultry products, and must not disrupt exports

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown takes a look at the main news stories this week, with the family farm tax dominating the headlines from NFU conference, and the PM facing criticism for breaking his promise on ensuring solar farm developments would not be at the expense of tenant farmers following the appeal decision at Emma and Rob Sturdy's farm. She also looks ahead to next week, with another farmer rally in Westminster on Pancake Day over the impact of the family farm tax on the elderly and terminally ill

In this week's FG podcast, online editor Emily Ashworth talks to a young new entrant about her journey from the city to farming

Vale of York dairy farmer and NFU Dairy Board chair Paul Tompkins said consolidation and investment can be viewed as a ‘good thing’, but the lack of competition for milk was a ‘bad thing’ for producers

Did the Prime Minister intend to frustrate and anger the agricultural sector over changes to Agricultural Property Relief in the Budget or was it a mistake?

The TFA has urgently called for answers following a decision earlier this week to allow a major solar development on the Sturdy family's tenanted farm in North Yorkshire