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The farming industry must pull together and present a ‘united front’ if farmers are to have any hope of maintaining some form of direct support post-Brexit, NFU combinable crops board chair Tom Bradshaw has warned.

NFU horticulture board chair Ali Capper has called on the UK Government to provide support for farmers to measure and monitor their carbon footprint.

A top agricultural lawyer has said the delinked payments promised in the Agriculture Bill ‘will not see the light of day’.

Recent research carried out by SAC Consulting could give Scottish dairy farmers the confidence to minimise antibiotic use in cows at drying off.

NFU deputy president Guy Smith has said politicians who control the BBC’s licence fee must tackle pro-vegan bias at the broadcaster.

One of the Innovation Hub’s sessions will look at ‘revolutionary research’. Hannah Park talks to the session’s three speakers to provide an overview of what they will be presenting.

Dairy-Tech once again returns to Stoneleigh Park, taking place on Wednesday, February 5. Katie Jones previews what will be happening at the event.

University of Bristol vet Dr Gwen Rees conducted her PhD research into dairy farmer attitudes to medicine use and recording.

A new UK-wide cattle and sheep industry group, the Ruminant Health and Welfare Group, is to be formed on April 1 2020.

The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has called on Ministers to introduce a ‘strong trade policy’ to block high carbon food imports.