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A round-up of this week's sales including reports from Longtown, Bentham and Carlisle marts

With the family farm tax hanging over the agricultural industry and the policy continuing to dominate headlines across national and farming press, Farmers Guardian puts readers’ questions directly to industry experts

There was a flying trade at the inaugural show and sale of show potential cattle at Melton Mowbray which topped at £10,200 setting a new market record

Having already published numerous bestselling farm-inspired books, Kaleb Cooper is now set to publish his first children's book in the hope of encouraging kids to engage with agriculture

The Royal Countryside Fund celebrated 15 years of supporting farmers and rural communities on Monday (March 17)

Social Security and Disability Secretary Stephen Timms confirmed the statistics of on-farm inspections undertaken by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in England, Scotland and Wales since 2019

Forage stocks are in need of replenishment following previous disappointments

Lisa Smart, Lib Dem MP for Hazel Grove and Party spokesperson on Home Affairs, said it was 'unacceptable' that the Government's Crime and Policing Bill had not once addressed rural crime

At this year's Four Nations Nursery, Wales triumphed, topping both the singles and team leaderboards

Many in the farming industry have long championed getting agriculture into schools - could now be the right time?