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Fourayes has been sold to multinational baking, patisserie and chocolate ingredients company Puratos UK

Scottish Governments ambition to become a world leader in regenerative agriculture has been overtaken by events, according to NFU Scotland.

Offering healthcare services at livestock marts could remove the stigma about seeking medical help, with most farmers only seeking advice if an illness or injury is extremely bad, a new study has found.

Scottish Government’s ambition to become a world leader in regenerative agriculture has been ‘overtaken by events’, according to NFU Scotland.

New Farming Minister Mark Spencer has confirmed Defra is considering delinking Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payments early as part of its review of agricultural policies.

The Welsh Government has unveiled an update to its heavily criticised water regulations, after admitting opposition to the plan had ‘introduced a level of uncertainty’.

Home Secretary Suella Braverman could be set to clash with the Prime Minister and Defra colleagues after saying she would clampdown on the UK’s reliance on seasonal workers.

The out-wintering of livestock on fodder crops has long been a wintering strategy used by beef and sheep enterprises. But as winter housing costs are looming and silage rations are being opened, fodder crops may also be an option for dairy systems.

Concerns have been raised over an ‘ethos which is conductive to the killing of farmers’ in South Africa, after three farm murders in less than a week.

Concerns have been raised over an ethos which is conductive to the killing of farmers in South Africa, after three farm murders in less than a week.