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NFU Cymru president Aled Jones said: "No farmer, wherever they reside, should be impacted like this by a poorly designed policy"

NFU livestock board chair David Barton said with investment from the Government and the entire supply chain, the beef sector could meet 'growing global demand, while aligning with climate and environment ambitions'

NFU publishes its response to the UK farm assurance review and commits to learning from lessons in the past when it comes to developing and implementing environmental standards, a 10-year vision for the beef sector to help build confidence and a sustainable future for British beef, and National Sheep Association revealed 87% of farmers surveyed have experienced a dog attack on their sheep in the last 12 months

The NFU responds to the UK Farm Assurance Review recommendations

Chair of Food and Agriculture Stakeholder Taskforce (FAST), Neil Wilson said the funding needs to be seen to be an investment into the industry and rural economy

Extending potentially exempt transfers (PETs) to a longer period than the current seven-year gifting rule, and a possible wealth or land tax cannot be completely ruled out

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

Alex Paterson previously served as chief executive of Historic Environment Scotland and the Highlands and Islands Enterprise

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