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VB Farms' Spreyton estate was fined £60,000 at Exeter Magistrates' Court after the death of Paddy Rice in May 2021

Plans for new electricity infrastructure could result in miles of pylons and overhead cables being installed across thousands of acres of land

With warnings from the Senedd about tighter future budgets, farmers were left questioning how they could expect to deliver on both environmental and food production targets

Charollais topped the sale followed by Suffolks and Texels

Tamara Roberts and Matt Strugnell talk to the Farmers Guardian podcast about the growth of the viticulture sector

Turnover increased by 38 per cent to £456 million in the year to March 31

The NFU dairy intentions survey found almost 10 per cent of dairy farmers said they would be likely to stop supplying milk by 2025, with smaller producers being the most impacted

Defra says it is responding to farmer feedback as it announces new application timeline

Drier weather has helped growers catch up with harvest, but quality is very variable

Experts say mounting fuel and drying costs will impact margins for 2023