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Virbac confirms immediate UK availability of BTV8 bluetongue vaccine

Livestock

Virbac confirms immediate UK availability of BTV8 bluetongue vaccine

clock 12 May 2026 • 1 min read
The Farmers Guardian podcast: Farming careers from the classroom to the cattle shed – Alex Black speaks to staff and students at Myerscough College

Podcasts

The Farmers Guardian podcast: Farming careers from the classroom to the cattle shed – Alex Black speaks to staff and students at Myerscough College

What does a career in agriculture look like in 2026?

clock 12 May 2026 • 1 min read
Labour MP resigns as Reynolds' PPS amid growing calls for PM to step down

Politics

Labour MP resigns as Reynolds' PPS amid growing calls for PM to step down

Defra Secretary Emma Reynolds' Private Parliamentary Secretary Tom Rutland is one of a growing number of Labour backbenchers calling on Sir Keir Starmer to quit as Prime Minister

clock 12 May 2026 • 2 min read
Applications open for new Farming Innovation Investor Partnerships

Funding

Applications open for new Farming Innovation Investor Partnerships

£5m cash grant set to support farm productivity

clock 12 May 2026 • 1 min read
NI beef sector faces 'perfect storm' as factory prices collapse

Beef

NI beef sector faces 'perfect storm' as factory prices collapse

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has highlighted confidence is rapidly deteriorating as prices drop and imports surge

clock 12 May 2026 • 2 min read
UK nurseries want more milk to be sourced from local farms, survey reveals

Dairy

UK nurseries want more milk to be sourced from local farms, survey reveals

More than 95% of UK nurseries surveyed said it should supply milk to children from local farms

clock 12 May 2026 • 4 min read
Rural MPs plot Sir Keir Starmer's endgame as PM

Politics

Rural MPs plot Sir Keir Starmer's endgame as PM

Can the Prime Minister withstand pressure from 45+ backbench Labour MPs who have called for him to resign?

clock 11 May 2026 • 5 min read
Police appeal to farmers for information after tractor crashes through front of house

Rural crime

Police appeal to farmers for information after tractor crashes through front of house

Two men arrested as officers urge farmers and landowners to come forward with CCTV footage

clock 11 May 2026 • 1 min read
Farmer jailed for stealing more than 600 sheep

Rural crime

Farmer jailed for stealing more than 600 sheep

Livestock owner targeted UK markets in seven-year sheep-swap spree

clock 11 May 2026 • 2 min read
Wool Summit aims to champion clip-to-consumer journey

Sheep

Wool Summit aims to champion clip-to-consumer journey

Hosted by Fashion Roundtable as part of its Great British Wool Revival campaign, the summit will take place at Dumfries House on May 20

clock 11 May 2026 • 1 min read