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Farming matters: Phil Latham - 'Farmers depend on bTB policy success, but have no voice in its governance'

Farming matters: Phil Latham - 'Farmers depend on bTB policy success, but have no voice in its governance'

It is that time of year again when there is intense tension between the agricultural community desperate to reduce bovine TB and those that seek to protect badgers.

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clock 20 September 2020 鈥� 2 min read
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In you field: Jon Stanley - 'I am glad to have the straw safely in the barn'

clock 19 September 2020 鈥� 2 min read
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In your field: Tom Clarke - 'We've been moving away from routine ploughing and that will continue'

clock 18 September 2020 鈥� 2 min read
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Cowmen comment: Christopher Murley - 'This spring we went back to watching for bulling several times a day'

clock 16 September 2020 鈥� 4 min read
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Farming matters: Rona Amiss - 'The future could be bright for mixed family farms'

clock 13 September 2020 鈥� 3 min read
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In your field: Charles Bruce - 'I miss watching stock being sold in the rings'

clock 13 September 2020 鈥� 2 min read
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In your field: Marie Prebble - 'My wool certainly isn't going to get any more valuable sitting in a shed'

clock 12 September 2020 鈥� 2 min read
In your field: Rachel Coates - 'Social media thread got me thinking about wool'

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In your field: Rachel Coates - 'Social media thread got me thinking about wool'

A thread on Twitter about British wool recently, got me thinking. There has been lots in the farming press and social media about the very low price of wool most years, but particularly this year.

clock 06 September 2020 鈥� 2 min read
Farming matters: Huw Davies - 'Wales exports 40 per cent of its lamb - we need frictionless trade'

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Farming matters: Huw Davies - 'Wales exports 40 per cent of its lamb - we need frictionless trade'

You always know that autumn is drawing near as the movement of livestock in and out of our West Wales valley increases.

clock 06 September 2020 鈥� 3 min read
Farming matters: Michael Oakes - 'We will never be able to buck the market with a dairy contract'

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Farming matters: Michael Oakes - 'We will never be able to buck the market with a dairy contract'

At the start of this year, I said 2020 could be the year of opportunity for dairy. Little did I know at the NFU Conference in February that we would all be facing a global pandemic and the many challenges which have arisen as a result of Covid-19.

clock 31 August 2020 鈥� 2 min read