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Sir Brian May said he had stepped down amid concerns over failings in its farm certification scheme

"The data collected through this survey will be shared to help inform how the whole industry can best support those dealing with bluetongue, as well as informing preparations for next year's midge season"

Early signs signal good news for growers

"We know how much of a loss this will be for everyone who has grown up with Dairyland in their childhood"

A centre and joint breed record of £28,000 was set at the sale of North Country Cheviot Hill rams at Lockerbie

FSA charges are currently discounted according to the number of hours involved so that smaller abattoir businesses, which require fewer hours regulation, receive a greater discount

NFU president Tom Bradshaw said the union's response covers ‘some of the benefits' which farm assurance schemes provides, but it also covers the ‘inescapable issues' that must be addressed

The chair of Labour's Climate and Environment Forum Baroness Young said she hoped the ‘multi-functional' land use framework would be operationally ‘sustainable'

Defra estimated an ASF outbreak could cost the UK between £10 million to £100 million

This marks The Crown Estate's first acquisition of a rural estate since 2014, and is part of its new rural strategy to create ‘long-term value for the industry'