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Alan Carter farms in partnership with his parents, Paul and Christine, on a 162 hectare (400-acre), 400-cow dairy unit at Constantine, Cornwall, with 130 milking cows, supplying Saputo. Alan, also a Parish Councillor, and his wife Sarah, have two children, Ross and Dana

Welsh farmers have already been counting the losses in trade due to bluetongue restrictions, but the sector will have to wait another two weeks before they can potentially take vaccinated livestock to one of eight eligible markets in England

When a North Yorkshire couple were approached with a long-term 51AVÊÓƵBusiness Tenancy, they had 'no hestitation' in their reply

Buyers, vendors and visitors returned to United Auctions for the first round of this year’s Stirling Bull Sales, with a strong trade achieved across all breeds

Limousin trade peaked at 12,000gns with 38 bulls sold to an average of £6,303 - down £750 on the year – with a clearance rate of 59%

Ease of management and good fleshing ability were two of the main attractions to the Simmental breed for the Pitt family, and 25 years later it is still ticking the boxes. Ellie Layton reports.