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A round-up of this week's livestock sales, including Dumfries, Sedgemoor, Shrewsbury and Exeter marts

Pig farmer and chair of National Pig Association said criminal gangs bringing over illegal meal must be 'penalised', adding 'they see us as a very lucrative market right now'

Minister defends Labour's agricultural policies as he faces bruising first Efra Committee appearance

With foot-and-mouth disease cases confirmed in Germany, Hungary and Slovakia over recent months, Defra has been urged to decisively strengthen the UK's border security

Defra Secretary Steve Reed has made previous commitments that Labour would not 'sell out' farmers in any future trade deals. Will the Gov now keep its word?

The new unit features a three-chamber hopper with 5,900-litre holding capacity, individual row shut-off and AutoPoint technology

There were 48 young farmers, including five novice exhibitors from across the Nort East of Scotland taking part in the event

Health and Safety Executive opens consultation to measure safety and efficiency of herbicide

Shoppers face bread shortages as growers say it may be April Fools' Day but 'food security is no joke'

The Jones family have been farming the land since 1012, but will centuries of resilience outlast current tax changes some 1,013 years later?