Sean Mitchell, 23, is a Charolais breeder at Grassknop Farm, near Skelton, Cumbria. He is also a member of the British Charolais Cattle Society
Nine cases of the virus have been detected outside the zone in Cheshire, Shropshire, Somerset, Cumbria, Anglesey, Gwynedd, Cornwall and North Yorkshire
Eight-year-old Jay Cartmell was 'loving, kind and full of mischief', say his heartbroken mum and dad
Police say a man has been bailed following arrest on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter
Cumbrian sheep farmer and author James Rebanks reflects on his decision to turn down the invite to apply for a non-executive director at Defra
'There should be no excuses when it comes to safety,' says one farmer
Red Tractor interim chair Alistair Mackintosh said his focus was on improving farmers trust in Red Tractor, through 'greater transparency and increasing audit efficiency.'
With the focus on landlord-tenant relationships at the NFU tenant conference, some farmers felt more needed to be done to tackle bad practice by landlords and their land agents
The code has been introduced at a time when tenants in the north of England are facing notices to quit by estates as a result of 'inheritance tax planning', as well as poor collaboration around the Landscape Recovery project
NSA's chief executive Phil Stocker said he was seeing a 'breakdown in traditional sheep farming and grazing practices', adding with holdings becoming unviable and tenants often not having the opportunity to benefit from the schemes that land is being entered to