24-year-old Exeter young farmer Elle Slade said it made sense to go into calf rearing due to the low acreage requirement. She said her new venture was her way of bringing something back to the family farm
Elle Slade has been encouraged to follow her own path on the family farm and has set up her own successful calf rearing business, while working part time at a nearby fattening unit
In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on the top stories from this week, including the Chancellor being accused of using Ministers as 'human shields' over Inheritance Tax changes, farmers take fate into their own hands by abandoning their SFI applications early despite waiting for offers to be made by the Government, APHA appoints former police chief as new chief executive, and Baroness Minette Batters asked to lead a review into farm profitability. Next week the latest on Donald Trump's trade tariffs and the impact on agriculture, new details revealed for the next stage of Johne's disease plan, and a petition to get farming on the curriculum aims to get 100k signatures
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) chair Kate Rowell said concerns arising from the Autumn Budget had highlighted the need for 'continued engagement' with both UK and Scottish Government
An independent review into Wales' Control of Agricultural Pollution (CAP) regulations has published recommendations in five key areas. It found that an 'all-Wales' approach to the regulations was the right one
Arla holds April price while Freshways drops May price by 2ppl
Paul Savage and Dewi Hughes have been appointed by Welsh Government as two new non-executive directors to the board of Hybu Cig Cymru
On today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown gives the latest on the first case of avian flu found in a single sheep in Yorkshire, the foot-and-mouth outbreak in Slovakia – where the disease has been found on three separate farms, and the Tenant ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Association's call on Defra to allow 'in-flight' SFI applications to be processed
Hybu Cig Cymru has hosted a 'celebration of Welsh lamb' event with Welsh Government at a restaurant in Tokyo which specialises in lamb
The increase has been approved by the Welsh Government Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, Huw Irranca-Davies