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Mr Juniper, former president of the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts and adviser to King Charles, has been reappointed as chair of Natural England for a third term

Dr Meera Chand, emerging infection lead at the UK Health Security Agency, said: "Globally, we continue to see that mammals can be infected with avian influenza A (H5N1)"

Slovakia has joined Germany and Hungary in losing its foot-and-mouth free status

Labour has announced plans to launch its a Food Strategy Advisory Board next week with the aim of building a more resilient, sustainable, and equitable food system in the UK

James and Isobel have three young children and recently bought their first farm, running beef and sheep over 13.8 hectares (34 acres), renting a further 44.5ha (110 acres). James works for tech firm Breedr as a product manager

The Tenant Farmers Association has asked Defra to provide details of the number of 'in-flight' SFI applications on the RPA system before the scheme was closed

Sarah Dyke, Liberal Democrats MP for Glastonbury and Somerton, writes about how farmers feel stranded and let down following Defra's sudden decision to close SFI applications

On today's Farming in Five, head of news and business Alex Black takes a look back at the big news stories of the week, from the Farming Minister failing to give reassurances on SFI, to Asda backtracking on its poultry commitments and the threat to cattle from dog owners not cleaning up after their dogs, and looks ahead to the Spring Statement and Big 51AVÊÓƵTea Break

Anyone not currently on Natural England's shortlist will have to 'wait until later in the year' for guidance on how to access the scheme

National Sheep Association (NSA) chief executive Phil Stocker shares his thoughts following a meeting on March 17 with Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner and other industry leaders to discuss the closure of SFI