"(ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã) who are genuinely in ill health or don't believe that they will be able to live for seven years, may well decide they shouldn't be here in April 2026. No policy should ever be published which has that unintended side effect"
"It is important to realise that rural isolation can be a very real problem for farmers, with a rise in loneliness since the pandemic"
Instead of getting angry with referees on the football pitch, Mr Jones has found a new annoyance in life: walkers who 'encroach' and 'fail' to stick to footpaths on his farm
This week from ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã editor Olivia Midgley
In a debate led by Conservative MP for Chester South and Eddisbury, Aphra Brandreth, she said the cause of stress for farmers, particularly more recently, has been Government policy
Alan Carter farms in partnership with his parents, Paul and Christine, on a 162-hectare (400-acre), 400-cow dairy unit at Constantine, Cornwall, with 130 milking cows, supplying Saputo. Alan, also a Parish Councillor, and his wife Sarah, have two children, Ross and Dana
The Chancellor's Autumn Budget has brought changes to Agricultural Property Relief and Inheritance Tax rates - help is on hand for anyone struggling to process the news
"We need to embrace wireless technology to protect ourselves and our livestock while boosting productivity"
Chester South and Eddisbury MP Aphra Brandreth has asked if there could be a debate in the House of Commons in the memory of Cheshire farmer Paul Reeves who died earlier this year
"We will continue to share intelligence and resources, making it harder for criminals to operate across the region"