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Dairy farmers should be ‘massively proud’ of what they do every day and of the quality of food they produce, said John Allen, of Kite Consulting, speaking at one of the UK Dairy Day panel sessions.

Dairy farmers need to figure out what arrangements suited their individual circumstances if they wanted to have a secure future, according to Promar’s Andrew Suddes.

But the cooperative said the price for organic milk will remain unchanged as demand comes under pressure. 

A group of farmers, including Jeremy Clarkson and Gareth Wyn Jones, have warned the Government must slash the mountains of regulations which seek to micromanage every acre by half before the next General Election.

A 58-year-old farmer has died after being attacked by a bull during a Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) test.

People living in rural areas are under-represented compared to their urban counterparts, according to a leading Labour activist.

Defra has pledged to keep the new Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme in place, despite a commitment from the new ministerial team to a rapid review of farm support.

A group of farmers, including Jeremy Clarkson and Gareth Wyn Jones, have warned the Government must slash the ‘mountains of regulations which seek to micromanage every acre’ by half before the next General Election.

Dorset Police has launched an appeal for information after a farmer was assaulted by a dog owner while trying to protect his flock from an attack. 

Oil giant BP has been accused of using ‘heavy handed’ tactics with farmers and landowners in order to push through plans for its first offshore windfarm.