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Members of the public should not be alarmed by controlled moorland burning, a necessary practice to keep fuel loads low, industry chiefs have said.

A Harper Adams University lecturer has bravely spoken about his suicide attempt in a bid to stop others from following in his footsteps and tackle the stigma surrounding poor mental health. 

Continued support from customers has meant farmer-owned co-operative Arla was able to deliver ‘strong’ farmgate prices to its producers during 2021.

Farming unions have expressed concern that the Welsh Government’s latest TB consultation has failed to assess the impact its proposals will have on farm finances, cattle welfare and veterinary capacity. 

Hannah Binns talks to Stephanie Berkeley and Terry Pickthall about mental health within agriculture while Lucy Baxter talks to a couple of tractor machinery dealers about how Covid-19 has impacted sales.

A Red Tractor Assured farmer supplying Freshways has been suspended pending an investigation following a BBC Panorama programme which featured shocking footage of animal abuse.

Carmarthen auction mart is set to open its doors to farmers and the rural community early next month after being closed for a considerable amount of time. 

²ÝÁñÉçÇø have been urged to ‘talk openly about their feelings with people they trust’ as part of this year’s Farm Safety Foundation’s Mind Your Head Week (February 14 to 18).

Two new undergraduate scholarships aiming to attract and retain students from the UK’s under-represented minority ethnic communities have been launched by the Royal Agricultural University (RAU). 

The Governments proposal for an immediate review of fairness in the supply chain will do nothing to alleviate the crisis taking place on UK pig farms, industry chiefs have warned.