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A round up of this week's sales including Skipton, Thirsk, Lazonby and Worcester

The National Sheep Association (NSA) said the Government should specifically incorporate climate change resilience into developing agricultural policy, strategies and schemes, admitting that policymakers are faced with a challenging task

Rural retailers are being targeted as shoplifting rates soar across the country, with Government urged to take action to tackle criminals

The national show and sale of pedigree Suffolks at Shrewsbury topped at 20,000gns for a 10,000gns Conchar Cruiser sired ram lamb from Jed Sharp’s Tenbury Wells based Sharps flock

The Labour Party Conference will be held in Liverpool from September 28 to October 1

Suntory Beverage & Food Great Britain and Ireland (SBF GB&I) announced on July 28, an investment of £920,000 over the next five years to continue its blackcurrant breeding programme with the James Hutton Institute

At a busy Border Union show the inter-breed sheep winner was a Suffolk shearling ram from Norman Stuart and his daughter Mhairi, Penicuik. Lynsey Clark reports

Farmers have been forced to sell early to reduce dry matter demand on the farm

A new report has shown the UK's reliance on produce from abroad could leave the country exposed to substantial climate related food inflation

President Trump said he 'abolished' taxation on agricultural business and property in the US because he understood the impact it had on generational family farming, with closures also having an impact on farmers' mental health