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Police said nine ewes and two lambs had died during the incident

With glorious weather and record entries across all the livestock sections, the Edenbridge and Oxted Show remains the biggest livestock show in the South East

The project, led by APHA, will collect and analyse samples from a range of bird and mammal populations to better understand how the virus behaves

Amends to existing legislation means free-range eggs can continue to be labelled as such during mandatory housing measures, a move Defra said would cut ‘unnecessary red tape and costs for British producers'

"This detection is a clear reminder of the threat of the disease"

From robots boosting profits on the last remaining prison farm in Britain to the removal of Winter Fuel Payments and the impact it could have on rural pensioners - these are six farming stories not to miss this week on FG

There were 213,200 calf birth registrations in Wales during the first six months of 2024, a decrease of over 10,000 calves year-on-year, according to recent figures from British Cattle Movement Service

Growers being urged to disinfect stores to reduce the carry-over of damaging diseases to the 2024 harvest

It follows a decision made by an inspector in relation to a planning appeal from a developer which had been refused consent for a solar farm on land in Somerset

"This is the sort of thing which keeps crofters and farmers awake at night"