NFU president Tom Bradshaw said while the NFU response to the UK farm assurance review covers ‘some of the benefits' that assurance schemes offer, it also explains the ‘inescapable issues' that must be addressed
"To our absolute horror one of our sheep has been shot"
The Defra Secretary Steve Reed and the Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner have also been invited to attend the political session
The session starts at 7pm on October 4
"My policy goal remains to keep bluetongue out of Wales"
On average, profits are predicted to rise to £590/cow. That is according to the annual Milk Cost of Production report by Old Mill and the Farm Consultancy Group
Council says case should serve as an animal welfare warning to farming community
9,000 tonnes of beef were exported in the first six months of the year
"Flooding and bluetongue disease is placing a financial and physical strain on farmers"
FSA charges are currently discounted according to the number of hours involved so that smaller abattoir businesses, which require fewer hours regulation, receive a greater discount