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In recognition of the ‘challenge' Welsh farmers have faced with compliance with the water and slurry storage regulations following the wet weather, the Cabinet Secretary confirmed amendments would be made to the Cross Compliance Verifiable Standards

Topping the Highland Cattle Society show and sale at Oban at 13,000gns was the overall and senior champion, Catriona Akeko of Balrownie, from the Carnegie family, Brechin, Angus

The TB24c licence will authorise the general movement of bovine animals to a licensed slaughterhouse, allowing bTB-restricted keepers to send cattle either directly or through an approved bTB slaughter gathering to an approved slaughterhouse in England and Wales

Trade for Blackface rams at Stirling peaked at £60,000, a centre record for the breed, with 587 selling to average of £1,393, an increase of £272 per head on the year

Lower milk production has given support to milk prices but farmers will now be looking at the prospects for the UK and beyond in the next few months

The recently crowned 2024 Hereford bull of the year, Rempstone 1 Alpha N688, set a new breed and society record of 18,000gns at the breed society sale at Shrewsbury

The early October pullback in price levels from the record butter and cream prices, including some of the higher moisture cheeses such as mozzarella, may be deemed to have arrived a little premature

Previous surveys by Quality Meat Scotland have never recorded a value above £100 million

A new crossing type Bluefaced Leicester centre record of £32,000 was set

Maldwyn 'Gwern' Evans died at Blaenesgair Farm in Ceredigion on June 20