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Farmer turned pub and cafe owner Bryan Jones has brought cheer and solace to his local rural community for many years, most recently with his ‘meals on wheels’ service that has proved to be a lifeline for many during lockdown

Welsh Government’s current future agriculture policy plans do not focus enough on food security. Ministers need to remedy this as a Christmas gift to farmers, says Janet Finch-Saunders MS, Welsh Tory Shadow Rural Affairs Minister.

Like politicians, the general public have short memories, and however strongly they felt last year about ‘getting Brexit done’, realities that hit them in the pocket will lead to far more unrest than being sick of Brexit headlines, says FUW’s head of policy Dr Nick Fenwick.

Geth Johnson, 26, is an agricultural engineering lecturer at Gelli Aur campus, Coleg Sir Gar, Carmarthenshire.

January 2021 Arable Farming Issue

Leptospirosis is an infectious, contagious, and even fatal disease found in cattle. Dawn Prime speaks to a vet to find out more about the disease, its symptoms and treatment options.

There is great joy in our household as the twins are in the depths of mock exam revision and the pressure is on as the gaps in our home-schooling caused by lambing, calving and silage become apparent.

Reductions have been seen for UK wheat, barley and oilseed rape production in Defra’s final estimates for the 2020 crop, updating the provisional figures published in October.

Each morning’s tense debate of whether my little one can consume the advent calendar chocolate before or after breakfast signifies both that Christmas is on its way and, in our case, that it’s turkey time.