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Farmers in Wales have expressed their sadness following the death of renowned sheep farmer and Farmers' Union of Wales common land committee chairman, Dilwyn John.

Plans for new electricity infrastructure could result in miles of pylons and overhead cables being installed across thousands of acres of land

Livestock sustainability consultant Prof Jude Capper raised concerns over the children's book and its 'oversimplified' portrayal of livestock farming and its role to play in climate change

With Defra targets of increasing agroforestry to 10 per cent of all arable land by 2050, farmers are concerned about the finances and practicality of this for the farm business

The Rhug farm estate near Corwen aims to reach net zero across all business operation in the future

The Tenant Farmers Association have told the Farmers Guardian they have found themselves ‘regularly advising their members', who are faced with the prospect of losing land from their farm tenancies, where landlords have expressed an interest to divert land away from farming

Longmynd farms have named the triplets Nicole, Erica and Jacyln

Silage results look to be reflective of the variable weather conditions and indicate precise rationing will be key to maintain intakes

A tenant farmer on the Cornwall Council Estate, who wished to remain anonymous, felt they were being treated as a ‘commodity' rather than a valued farmer, adding that local authorities should be more empathetic towards their tenant

Recently the Farmers Guardian reported on a Wales civil service document which claimed ‘big emissions numbers in the Welsh agricultural inventory will always come from ruminants' and that ‘the elephant in the room is always livestock numbers'