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The NFU has submitted a written petition to Parliament, calling for changes to the law which would restrict HS2 Ltd’s ability to compulsorily purchase farmland.

Royal Mail strikes could impact Salmonella sample deliveries, triggering calls for poultry producers to take ‘appropriate’ contingency measures to avoid delays.

Cutting back on meat and dairy to help cope with the cost of living crisis could increase health risks, a new survey has found.

A new BBC One Wales documentary will shine a light on soaring sheepdog prices and what it takes to breed and train them.

Scotland’s harvest is currently running at least two weeks ahead of normal, with many of the earlier areas in the east almost finished with spring barley and winter wheat. By Ewan Pate and Hannah Binns.

The expression ‘the perfect storm’ seems to be a phrase used more and more recently. Unfortunately for farmers, it sums up what many of us are going through in 2022. Whichever way you look at the outlook, economic or weather-related, the picture does not appear to be hugely rosy.

More than half of businesses predict they will stay the same size, downsize or close in the coming 12 months

Farmers have been urged to ensure their property is eligible to avoid a ‘hefty tax bill’

After one of the quickest and most straightforward harvests on record in most areas, the downside of the recent record temperatures and negligible rain is hard, dry soils. Jane Carley explores how to manage them.

Holstein UK president John Jamieson made a successful switch to organic milk production in 1999 and has just completed a five-year plan to modernise the facilities on the family farm near Dumfries. Wendy Short reports.