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Key elements of Defra’s new environmental grant schemes are still not in place despite the initial rollout just months away and low uptake of farmers.

A single case of classical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has been confirmed on a farm in Somerset farm but the public have been reassured there is no risk to food safety.

With farming’s role in caring for the countryside under the spotlight like never before, this month’s special feature looks at some examples of projects around Britain which have nature-friendly farming at their core.

Íæż½ã½ã will be watching plans for a reintroduction of beavers in England closely.

FARMERS could see increases to the costs of abstraction licences and charges for the volume of water taken as part of the Environment Agency’s (EA) first overhaul of the system in 10 years.

Íæż½ã½ã applying for gun licences will face social media checks as part of Home Office plans to toughen up firearms legislation following the Plymouth mass shooting.

A farmer has praised the ‘heroic’ actions of his neighbour who saved his cattle and machinery from a major fire.

Íæż½ã½ã’s #FarmingCAN campaign has been used to demonstrate to MPs the range of benefits British farmers deliver for society and the risks ill thought-out Government policies pose to rural communities.

Íæż½ã½ã and rural communities will be hit hardest by a switch from the traditional landline telephone to digital calls made through the internet.

Sioned Davies had never considered a career in banking, but an opportunity to work at a lender which specialises in agriculture was too good to miss.