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

Politics

Defra Secretary Steve Reed has visited just four farms since election

Today

Over 1,700 farms lost on urban outskirts since 2010, charity warns

Today

Farage accused of 'selling out' farmers after chlorinated chicken remarks

29 March 2025

Controversial land use proposals 'flying under the radar' for farmers

28 March 2025

Two councils vote for motions against farm IHT policy

28 March 2025

Labour told to 'stand up' for farming in trade talks with 'aggressive' US

28 March 2025

Spring statement: Issues affecting farmers go unaddressed

26 March 2025

Farm leaders slam UK's post-Brexit border as 'world's least efficient'

26 March 2025

One in five farms have cut jobs or paused recruitment since budget

25 March 2025

Paul Caldwell steps down as chief of Rural Payments Agency

24 March 2025

Producer organisations scheme closure 'sparks uncertainty' for growers

24 March 2025

£200m spent on IT consultants for Scotland's farm payment system

24 March 2025

Dairy

Arla's milk price to stay the same for April 2025

Today

Defra bans imports from Austria after new foot-and-mouth case

28 March 2025

First Milk's milk price to remain unchanged for May

27 March 2025

Defra relaxes Germany's foot-and-mouth disease controls

25 March 2025

Foot-and-mouth disease confirmed on three farms in Slovakia

22 March 2025

Record number of cattle culled in Wales due to bovine TB

20 March 2025

New bluetongue vaccination finance calculator launched

19 March 2025

Project gets £1m to transform dairy cow slurry into crop fertilisers

19 March 2025

Holstein champion Mag Pandor given top title for second time

18 March 2025

NI farm leaders raise concern over lack of funding to curb bTB

17 March 2025

Dairy calf registrations in Britain hit lowest on record

17 March 2025

New requirements to combat Johne’s disease soon roll out

14 March 2025

Poultry

Defra confirms string of bird flu cases across England

Yesterday

Farage accused of 'selling out' farmers after chlorinated chicken remarks

29 March 2025

Landmark High Court verdict points to stricter controls on manure as 'waste'

27 March 2025

Farmers urged to strengthen biosecurity after bird flu sheep case

26 March 2025

Bird flu detected in single sheep in Yorkshire, Defra confirms

24 March 2025

Bird flu case confirmed in backyard flock near Inverness

20 March 2025

Asda criticised after dropping pledge to only sell British poultry

19 March 2025

Farm business incomes forecast to rise for all sectors except cereals

11 March 2025

No current vaccine meets full criteria to tackle bird flu, experts say

9 March 2025

Public raise over £40k for Devon family farm hit by bird flu

28 February 2025

UK scientists find new ways of developing vaccines to tackle poultry virus

28 February 2025

UK livestock numbers must fall, Climate Change Committee says

27 February 2025

ITFarmer

New AI tool to quickly summarise disease information for farmers

21 March 2025

Four farms to trial 'revolutionary' virtual fencing tech

13 March 2025

Grants towards wide range of farming equipment to open in spring

26 February 2025

VR hazard perception test addresses training gap for tractor drivers

24 February 2025

Researchers develop AI to track UK farm emissions

19 February 2025

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

Pigs

Defra bans imports from Austria after new foot-and-mouth case

28 March 2025

Defra relaxes Germany's foot-and-mouth disease controls

25 March 2025

Foot-and-mouth disease confirmed on three farms in Slovakia

22 March 2025

Start preparing for African swine fever outbreak, farmers told

21 March 2025

Sainsbury's and Cranswick sign partnership to set new pig standards

20 March 2025

Farm business incomes forecast to rise for all sectors except cereals

11 March 2025

Defra bans Hungary and Slovakia imports after foot-and-mouth case

8 March 2025

Latin America's demand for pork presents 'major opportunity' for UK

7 March 2025

Government 'will be complicit' in any major UK disease outbreak

5 March 2025

RSPCA Assured rolls out new animal welfare standards for pigs

4 March 2025

England's overall pig herd shows encouraging growth over 2024

3 March 2025

UK livestock numbers must fall, Climate Change Committee says

27 February 2025

Environment

£16m funding boost to strengthen flood defences in rural areas

Today

Hundreds of farmers help boost turtle dove bird species by 40%

28 March 2025

Landmark High Court verdict points to stricter controls on manure as 'waste'

27 March 2025

Defra confirms creation of new national forest in west of England

21 March 2025

Sainsbury's and Cranswick sign partnership to set new pig standards

20 March 2025

Project gets £1m to transform dairy cow slurry into crop fertilisers

19 March 2025

Countryside Stewardship 2025 revenue claims opens to farmers

18 March 2025

Group of regenerative farmers launch new line of flours

18 March 2025

Positive signs for farmland birds on Welsh farms, survey shows

18 March 2025

Flooded farmer slams 'unfair treatment' after applying to Defra fund

17 March 2025

Waitrose launches new fund to help farmers reach net zero

13 March 2025

Biodiversity net gain still an opportunity for farmers, research says

13 March 2025

Arable

AHDB survey opens to offer first insight into upcoming UK harvest

Today

British Sugar wraps up sugar beet campaign in milestone centenary year

28 March 2025

Grower surpasses winter wheat profitability with 9t/ha winter bean crop

24 March 2025

Plant-based brand Alpro pledges 100% British oats for drink

24 March 2025

Group of regenerative farmers launch new line of flours

18 March 2025

Farmers encouraged to grow sunflowers to boost market returns

14 March 2025

Farm business incomes forecast to rise for all sectors except cereals

11 March 2025

New project set to predict nutrient release from cover crops

10 March 2025

Report: OSR with high CSFB larvae counts may still have yield potential

10 March 2025

Polish potato imports to UK test positive for notifiable disease

7 March 2025

Backlash after English whisky makers could soon use term 'single malt'

5 March 2025

Red Tractor seeks applications for new crops and sugar beet chair

4 March 2025

Crime

Farmer pays out £6,000 to clear 40 tonnes of illegally dumped waste

Today

Police recover dozens of sheep after theft of 75 from farm

28 March 2025

Appeal made after CCTV catches moment man sets tractor on fire

27 March 2025

Police arrest man over theft of 75 sheep from Welsh farm

26 March 2025

Four alpacas shot dead on Cambridgeshire smallholding

25 March 2025

Police receive £800,000 to better protect rural areas from crime

25 March 2025

Sussex farmers given 1,000 free DNA kits to help curb thefts

18 March 2025

Just two people convicted for sheep worrying in Scotland last year

11 March 2025

Three fined £75,000 after storing 34,000 tonnes of waste on farm

10 March 2025

Police appeal after decapitated sheep found in Suffolk

7 March 2025

Farming businesses 'under siege' by organised crime, NFU warns

6 March 2025

Brothers sentenced after man killed by herd of cows in 2020

4 March 2025

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