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"The control zone is there through no fault of any member within that control zone"

Ram lambs sold to £65,000 at Lanark's two-day sale of Blackface rams where 98 ram lambs averaged £7,938, up more than £3,000 on the year, with 273 shearling rams averaging £2,648

Susie Parish’s passion for wool has grown throughout her career. She has now gained an impressive amount of experience both on and off the competitive shearing circuit. Farmers Guardian speaks to her about her journey

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have not yet licensed the use of BTV-3 vaccines, but said they would keep it under review

It is part of a package of measures announced by the Government, which Defra said would provide ‘certainty' for the horticulture and poultry sector

UK's high animal welfare and sustainability record sets it apart from other trading nations, says levy body

Eleanor Hunt, founder of the Woollen Cwtch Company, reveals how she has supported farmers through the creation of wool coffins

The National Sheep Association (NSA) said it held a ‘constructive’ meeting with Minister Andrew Muir and key officials from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA)

NFU livestock board chair David Barton said: "We are incredibly disappointed to hear that some farmers in the Restricted Zone are being unfairly penalised by having deductions taken from some processors in the supply chain"

Trade for Blackface rams at Stirling peaked at £60,000, a centre record for the breed, with 587 selling to average of £1,393, an increase of £272 per head on the year