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Farmers could be missing out on vital income owing to a lack of regulation regarding natural capital, new findings have revealed.

Matthew Ingram, 26, is from Tamworth, Staffordshire and a member of Coleshill YFC in Warwickshire.

Encouraging diversity in farming is one of Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones main passions. His next project hopes to attract young people from all walks of life into agriculture. Emily Ashworth finds out more.

Government needs to act swiftly to extend parallel imports and permits for plant protection products until a proper regulatory process is in place, with the NFU warning the industry is running out of time.

Seeing the devastating impact of bovine TB week in, week out, is driving farm vets out of the profession.

A plan to tackle rural crime and protect wildlife in Wales was launched at the Royal Welsh showground on Thursday.

DEFRAS ability to deliver on key aims has been thrown into question amid claims that the department lacks direction and appears to be in complete disarray.

A ewe and 21 lambs have been killed after two dogs were let loose in a field in Kent.

Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs Mairi Gougeon has announced the appointment of three new directors to the board of Quality Meat Scotland. Emma Buckby, Jilly Duncan Grant and Carrie Ruxton will serve on the board for a four year term.

A Bodmin dairy farm has been fined more than 60,000 after one of its workers sustained multiple injuries when he fell more than 20 feet through a roof on to a concrete floor.