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Mental well-being of those working within agriculture has come under the spotlight in recent months, as more than one-third (36 per cent) of farmers are probably or possibly depressed.

Women now make-up the majority of students studying agriculture at Aberystwyth University, a record first in the institution’s history.

A shortage of qualified vets applying for positions in Wales has sparked a call out by the largest UK vet provider Eville and Jones.

With only 17 per cent of prison leavers entering employment within a year of release, Hannah Binns spoke to New Futures Network’s Lance Harris about how agricultural business can access this labour pool.

County council smallholdings continue to provide ‘vital opportunities’ for those seeking entry into agriculture, but those opportunities must go hand-in-hand with creating opportunities for further progression.

²ÝÁñÉçÇø have been urged to join the Prince’s Countryside Fund’s new Farm for the Future programme to help make informed decisions about their business’ future.

Applications for Defras new Farming Innovation Programme have opened today (October 20), with farmers and growers encouraged to get involved.

²ÝÁñÉçÇø have blown the whistle on the Environment Agency (EA) after dredging work ’ripped out’ part of a river’s 370-year-old clay liner, leaving farmland and homes vulnerable to flooding.

A judicial review attempt by Chris Packhams Wild Justice has been thrown out by the High Court, with the group ordered to pay Defra and interested parties costs up to £8,900 and £1,100 respectively.

Defra has been urged to re-allocate any unused seasonal poultry visas to the wider meat industry as supply chain pressure builds in the run-up to the festive season.