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BBC documentary 'Brian May: The Badgers, the Íæż½ã½ã and Me' has been blasted by farming groups as ‘irresponsible, inaccurate and unacceptable’

From an impartiality row following the promotion of Brian May's badger documentary to catching up with farmers about their harvest time so far - these are six farming stories not to miss this week on FG

NFU National Livestock Board chair David Barton said the description of badger culling in the eradication of Bovine TB as 'ineffective' in the Labour Party manifesto was 'personal' and 'deeply upsetting' to farmers and businesses

This week from Íæż½ã½ã's editor Olivia Midgley

The Prime Minister said the Conservatives had been the only party to make a commitment to continue badger culling

NFU president said the wording 'disrespects' the incredible efforts farmers and the industry have made to try and deliver TB eradication by 2038

Sir Keir Starmer launched the party’s manifesto on June 13 in Greater Manchester

Report accuses Government of issuing 17 cull licences despite leading Natural England scientist saying the action could not be 'justified'

NFU President Tom Bradshaw said: "The success of the bTB eradication strategy is dependent on a range of methods to tackle the disease, including badger vaccination, responsible cattle movements and badger control"

So my time on Defra's Bovine TB Partnership has unexpectedly come to an end. My three-year term ended and was disappointingly, for me, not extended