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A female farmer in blue overalls standing in front of a tractor in a field

'You have to be really intelligent to be a farmer'

Bridgette Baker, 24, loves farming in south Somerset but says the industry faces some challenges.

Herd of sheep grazing in a paddock. One is in focus and is directly looking at the camera.

Alleged sheep rustler arrested after 63 ewes stolen

The sheep were recovered from three locations over the past four days.

An ancient cattle of wales breed cow looks at the camera. It is white and black patterned.

Ancient Welsh cattle breed at risk of dying out

Rare Welsh cattle whose heritage date back more than 1,000 years are at risk of dying out.

Sarah Godwin stands in a field of grass, with trees behind her. She wears a blue tweed jacket over a light green jumper, and has red hair.

'Nature farming cut leaves black hole in our finances'

A scheme to encourage nature conservation closes unexpectedly, leaving many farmers short of money

Martin Clunes nuzzling with a horse, which has it's nose on is shoulder. Two more horses flank the pair. Martin is wearing a hear green jacket. He has wavy grey hair. The horses are black and brown, each with a white patch on their nose and foreheads.

Martin Clunes to judge Royal Welsh horse event

The actor and animal lover will be a distinguished judge at the supreme horse championship.

A mid shot of a woman standing in a hillside field next to cows. She has wavy blonde hair and is wearing a green and purple waterproof jacket. She is standing side-on to the camera.

'Another blow', says farmer after funding scheme axe

Ludlow farmer Pete Middleton said his farm would lose £20,000 every year for the next three years.

A huge pile of waste, mainly different parts of wood, and other construction scrap, dumped on a field

Farmer pays to clear 40 tonnes of fly-tipped waste

The fly-tippers dumped piles of rubbish on farmland over a course of weeks, it is believed.

Beds, Herts & Bucks

A man standing on the side of the road with a his hands behind his back. There is a tractor on the road to the left and is has a black and yellow sign that reads "no farmers, no food". The sky is blue in the background

Farmers' tractor demo over tax row goes to council

More than 20 tractors assembled at Telford and Wrekin Council in row over inheritance tax changes.

The picture shows Victoria Broughton and Nigel Witcombe standing in front of a red tractor on Weston-super-Mare's seafront. They are holding two banners. One banner says "With our farmers", the other says "Farmers to Action"

Inheritance tax will 'devastate' family farmers

Farmers take part in protests in Wiltshire and North Somerset over tax change proposals.