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Rhayader farmer Gethin Lewis writes on his passion for sheep shearing, winning numerous accolades over the years, and why asking for help is an invaluable lesson in farming and in life

NFU Cymru says findings 'extremely concerning' as government unveils policy's evidence base

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Indra Thillainathan, team lead - Land, Agriculture and Nature at the CCC

Defra says first case of Bluetongue Virus serotype 8 (BTV8) for almost two decades found in sheep flock in Cornwall

Incidents are first in Wales for more than year and come just days after movement restrictions were eased

This week's opinion from throughout the world of agriculture: Ian Rickman, president of the Farmers' Union of Wales, discusses support for Welsh family farms

75-year-old farmer David Evans has been treated with stereotactic ablative radiotherapy at Swansea's Singleton Hospital after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year

Dan Jones farms 650 ewes at the National Trust-owned Parc Farm, which sits on the Great Orme, a limestone headland which rises up 208 metres (682 feet) on the North Wales coast near Llandudno. His 51AVÊÓƵBusiness Tenancy covers the 58 hectares (143 acres) at Parc Farm, plus 364ha (900 acres) of grazing rights on the hill

South Wales Central MS Andrew RT Davies writes on the Climate Change Committee's report on reducing livestock numbers, bluetongue, NVZs, bovine TB and the Sustainable Farming Scheme

Significant investment in a greenfield site, together with membership of an internationally renowned organic dairy co-operative, is key to securing the farming future for a historic West Wales estate