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Therese Coffey has been given the top job at Defra by new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

Concerns have been raised about the leadership of farmer-owned meat business Farmers First after several dividend cheques bounced.

Inevitably, downer cow syndrome is an issue many dairy farmers will have to deal with at one time or another. Vet Dr Charlie Mays discusses best practice for managing downer cows and how the correct use of hip hoists can be life-saving.

Farmers could be left to clear up after fly tippers for the foreseeable future after a Parliamentary Committee branded the Government’s waste crime policy as ‘rubbish’.

Sharply escalating costs for fertiliser and fuel, coupled with extremes of weather, mean there has never been a better time to look at your farm’s carbon footprint.

Easy-to-use IT means it is now straightforward to see the impact changes in practices might have on your farm.

New Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been urged to protect farm budgets, with big spending cuts expected to be made over the coming months.

Maximising the genetic potential of the modern hybrid laying bird can increase the egg production cycle. Ellie Layton reports.

The Government has been urged to publish an analysis of the risks its trade deal with New Zealand pose to food security.

Winter rainfall will not be enough to prevent further drought measures being implemented beyond spring 2023, the Environment Agency has warned.