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Badger cull call is rejected

Shropshire farmers today reacted with fury after a leaked report revealed the Government will rule against culling badgers to control TB in cattle next week.

Sheep taken by rustlers

Hundreds of sheep and lambs are missing from farmers’ fields across the Powys/Shropshire border following a spate of sheep rustling, it emerged today.

Farms ’safe to enter show classes’

Oswestry Show organisers are urging farmers to enter livestock in its competitions despite uncertainty over restrictions imposed because of bluetongue disease.

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Making farming connections is essential

Mother Nature did her best to test our resolve at last weekend’s Wet Mid Shower, as the West Mid Show shall now be renamed, writes Rural Affairs Editor Nathan Rous.

Farmers criticise river floods scheme

Farmers have criticised the Environment Agency over the body’s proposals to “deliberately increase” the frequency of flooding along the rivers Severn and Vyrnwy.

Floods plan raises fears

Farmers who fear proposals to protect Shrewsbury from flooding could leave their land under water further upstream on the Shropshire/Powys border were today urged to attend a crisis meeting.

Rural firms ‘key’ to credit crunch battle

Shropshire’s rural businesses are key to the county’s battle against the credit crunch, the new president of the West Mid Show said.

Cattle TB shows dramatic rise

Shropshire’s bovine TB epidemic is getting worse, with figures expected to show a 50 per cent increase on last year’s already record numbers of diseased livestock.