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During her time as Defra Secretary from 2014-2016, it would have taken the most optimistic of gamblers to place a bet on Liz Truss one day becoming Prime Minister.

Phillip Mogford, 20, is from Landkey, Devon. He works on his parents’ beef, sheep and arable farm.

A young handler has collected several awards for his rare breed British Saddleback pigs in his first full season on the show circuit. Bridgette Baker meets him and his herd.

Most native broadleaf trees respond to cutting by sending up dozens of new shoots the following year – a natural process which seems to have been overlooked by Government Ministers, policy-makers and non-governmental organisations with their futures invested in planting trees, says land economist Richard Edwards.

Recently, Dad and I took a now very rare trip to Gisburn Auction Mart. As the business has grown over the years, we have headed down dealing with more direct contracts, so no longer get out to marts as much.

Jersey breeder, Holger Hedelund Poulsen, is aiming to build a sustainable and self-sufficient business against a backdrop of a changing dairy industry. Chris McCullough reports.

A young Cumbrian hill farmer is using advanced breeding technology to accelerate the genetic gain in his flock and become a top producer of Bluefaced Leicesters. ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian reports.

The recent rain has been very welcome here, as I am sure it has for most of the country.

The Eckley family have a long history in breeding Cluns. Barry Alston finds out more.