Poultry classes at this year’s Great Yorkshire Show (GYS) have been cancelled due to the continued threat of Avian Influenza (AI).

Tesco has reaffirmed its support for UK egg farmers through five new five-year contracts for its shell egg suppliers.

The UK’s various cattle breeds are a ‘unique selling point’ and could be capitalised upon in future US trade, representatives from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) have said. 

Trials to assess the tenderness of Welsh Lamb are hoped to secure the reputation of the country’s popular product. 

The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society has announced Aled Rhys Jones will be its next chief executive following Steve Hughson’s retirement later this year.

Farmers must use the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) transition period to their best advantage and not waste it, Jeremy Moody, secretary and adviser to the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers (CAAV) has warned.

A dog has fallen to its death after chasing sheep over a quarry edge. 

Industry chiefs have called on manufacturers to back a new Food and Drinks Career Passport to help solve the chronic labour shortages hindering the sector. 

A West Yorkshire man has pleaded guilty to illegally killing a cow on a farm in Lancashire and been ordered to pay fines and court costs amounting to 5,781.

A NEW initiative by Defra to help new entrants get onto the farming ladder has been branded an ‘enormous waste of money’ by farmers.