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Agricultural news from around England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Politics

Young farmers warn MPs of uncertain future due to IHT measures

Today

Thousands of farmers rally in London against IHT plan

10 February 2025

IHT proposals adding to poor mental health, farm charity warns

10 February 2025

Fears Labour could ditch pledge to serve more British food in schools

10 February 2025

Scottish farmers set to benefit from £46m in capital grants

8 February 2025

Calls made for new Scotland-only Machinery Theft Bill

7 February 2025

NFU to 'bring to life' IHT impact with London toy tractor display

7 February 2025

UK food security in 'precarious state' amid global uncertainty

6 February 2025

No Farmers, No Food announces partnership with Love British Food

6 February 2025

Food industry warns Labour of supply chain risk over IHT changes

5 February 2025

Dover's illegal meat import checks could stop amid funding fears

5 February 2025

McDonald's calls out farm IHT changes after campaign pressure

5 February 2025

Dairy

Halal export requirements for British dairy come under spotlight

Today

Harper Adams University's farm bags NMR RABDF Gold Cup

6 February 2025

Dairy farmers need 'greater financial incentives' to meet carbon goals

6 February 2025

Study calls for levying full rates of VAT on meat and dairy

5 February 2025

Retailers see rise in popularity of 'full-fat' dairy products

5 February 2025

Farmers reminded of legal obligations around suspected BTV cases

4 February 2025

Scottish dairy enterprise needed for Strategic Dairy Farm scheme

4 February 2025

British milk production forecast to grow by 1.1% this year

3 February 2025

New bTB project to look deeper into badger vaccination effectiveness

3 February 2025

Use of genomic testing in UK dairy herds soars to new heights

3 February 2025

Arla and Muller hold milk prices for February 2025

31 January 2025

First Milk announces unchanged milk price for March

31 January 2025

Poultry

Defra expands mandatory housing order to more areas of England

Today

Defra bans gatherings of poultry due to bird flu risk

9 February 2025

Bird flu confirmed in 18,000 turkeys in East Yorkshire

6 February 2025

Defra mulls reintroducing processed animal protein into livestock feed

5 February 2025

Wye pollution legal claim to include Welsh Water as well as Avara

4 February 2025

Wales follows England and rolls out bird flu prevention zone

29 January 2025

West Midlands person contracts bird flu on farm

27 January 2025

Avian influenza prevention zone ordered for whole of England

24 January 2025

Bird flu case confirmed on large poultry farm in Shropshire

20 January 2025

Defra confirms three cases of bird flu on farms across England

18 January 2025

Bird flu in cattle 'not an increased threat to humans'

16 January 2025

Peracetic acid tech offers poultry farmers new defence against disease

13 January 2025

ITFarmer

Autonomous detection system reduces lameness four-fold, study says

30 January 2025

Waitrose rolls out app to track environmental health of 2,000 farms

30 January 2025

Artificial intelligence should 'revolutionise' meat inspection protocols

15 January 2025

Farms supplying Muller enter new programme to slash emissions

13 January 2025

Syngenta to use 'full power of AI' for new biostimulants

13 January 2025

Long-awaited tech fund for farmers to launch in spring

10 January 2025

New VR tool raises importance of on-farm eye protection

9 January 2025

Claas to carry out 'pioneering' work in artificial intelligence

8 January 2025

University group hopes to transform UK crop monitoring with AI

18 December 2024

Agri-tech firm hopes to scale-up software for autonomous farm robots

11 December 2024

UK egg producer invests £1m in 'game changing' automation

9 December 2024

Farmers invited to debate impacts of precision-breeding

29 November 2024

Pigs

NFU Scotland condemns illegal release of feral pigs in Cairngorms

Yesterday

Pig farmers' margins halve in final quarter of 2024

Yesterday

Defra mulls reintroducing processed animal protein into livestock feed

5 February 2025

New TV advertisement campaign champions British-produced pork

30 January 2025

Three prominent UK pig marketing groups merge into new co-op

27 January 2025

Tesco launches expanded Sustainable Pig Group to boost support

17 January 2025

Foot-and-mouth in Germany should be 'massive wake-up call' for UK

16 January 2025

Defra bans German livestock imports after foot-and-mouth case

14 January 2025

Support for British pork across UK retailers remains steady

7 January 2025

New campaign encourages public to buy more British pork

3 January 2025

Dover port authorities seize over six tonnes of illegal meat

17 December 2024

'Pioneering' environmental baselining pilot signs up 170 farms

16 December 2024

Environment

Scotland's sustainable farming payments extended until 2026

Today

Farmers urged to join paid trial to shape UK carbon strategy

Today

Emissions from UK farming overtake electricity for first time

Yesterday

Farmers take to binoculars as Big Farmland Bird Count starts

7 February 2025

Dairy farmers need 'greater financial incentives' to meet carbon goals

6 February 2025

Oxbury unveils 'unique' financial facility to help farmers lower emissions

6 February 2025

Defra issues payments to 12,700 farms hit by Storms Babet and Henk

5 February 2025

Study calls for levying full rates of VAT on meat and dairy

5 February 2025

Wye pollution legal claim to include Welsh Water as well as Avara

4 February 2025

Deadline extended for NI manure export submissions following storm

3 February 2025

Survey looks at flood and drought impact on farmer mental health

3 February 2025

Upland farms losing out on payments, Green Alliance warns

30 January 2025

Arable

Lincs farmer wins YEN Gold for record-breaking oat yield

5 February 2025

'Urgent need' for crop protection research after Cruiser SB rejected

4 February 2025

Digital grain passport proposal moves a step forward

31 January 2025

New fungicide 'Plaxium' shows strong performance in trials

29 January 2025

Frontier Agriculture posts near 30% fall in group operating profit

29 January 2025

Seed suppliers urged to protect product after wet 2024 harvest

28 January 2025

Growers ask for urgent meeting as Defra rejects neonic request

24 January 2025

Defra rejects emergency authorisation for neonic on sugar beet

23 January 2025

Wheat imports into UK reach highest levels since records began

23 January 2025

Secondary legislation for precision-bred crops welcomed by major project

17 January 2025

British Sugar sees most productive festive period in six years

17 January 2025

Syngenta to use 'full power of AI' for new biostimulants

13 January 2025

Crime

NFU Scotland condemns illegal release of feral pigs in Cairngorms

Yesterday

Consultation asks for views on hare coursing sentencing guidelines

10 February 2025

Rural campaigners call for urgent action against organised waste crime

10 February 2025

Calls made for new Scotland-only Machinery Theft Bill

7 February 2025

Men arrested after 30,000 tons of waste dumped at protected site

7 February 2025

Farmers impacted by waste crime urged to make opinions heard

4 February 2025

Wye pollution legal claim to include Welsh Water as well as Avara

4 February 2025

Drone footage shows suspected hare coursers on farmland

31 January 2025

Reports of farm machinery scam affecting victims across UK

28 January 2025

Six men charged with theft of 14 cattle from Welsh farm

28 January 2025

Appeal after thousands of pounds' worth of crop damage in Lincs

27 January 2025

Farmer sentenced following 21 'shocking' animal welfare offences

23 January 2025

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