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

Politics

Viral petition urges government to u-turn on family farm tax

Today

Farmers gear up for mass rally outside Scottish parliament

Today

Clarkson urges Labour to 'back down' over farm tax changes

Yesterday

Ed Davey urges Labour to ditch 'cruel' farm inheritance tax plan

Yesterday

Farmers protest across France over South American deal

Yesterday

Defra Secretary says farmers 'wrong' about inheritance tax changes

Yesterday

Over 6,000 NI farmers rally against 'flawed' tax changes

19 November 2024

Farmers hit by 20% real terms cut to subsidies, figures show

19 November 2024

Thousands of farmers across the UK protest in London

19 November 2024

Farmers across UK prepare to converge on London for huge rally

18 November 2024

Crofters broadly back government proposals to simplify regulation

18 November 2024

UK farm bodies welcome one-year delay to EU deforestation regulation

18 November 2024

Dairy

Competition awards £3m to support five innovative dairy projects

Yesterday

Sales of antibiotics for livestock at lowest level since reporting began

19 November 2024

Scottish dairy sector hopes to start milk exports to Morocco

18 November 2024

Bluetongue impact survey reveals vaccine concern among farmers

14 November 2024

Jeff Bezos issues £7m to UK scientists to cut cattle emissions

13 November 2024

NFU 'monitoring' Muller's acquisition of Yew Tree Dairy

11 November 2024

Regulator approves Arla's acquisition of Volac Whey Nutrition

11 November 2024

One of UK's most successful pedigree livery experts wins award

4 November 2024

Tesco unveils new sustainability partnership to 'transform' UK dairy

4 November 2024

Bluetongue restriction zone extended to parts of Warwickshire

2 November 2024

First Milk raises milk price by 1.5p per litre for December 2024

1 November 2024

Police arrest man following theft of 22 tonnes of artisanal cheese

31 October 2024

Poultry

RSPCA Assured pauses new layer welfare standards until May 2025

Today

Sales of antibiotics for livestock at lowest level since reporting began

19 November 2024

Scrupulous biosecurity 'a must' in wake of new bird flu cases

19 November 2024

High-path bird flu confirmed in backyard flock in Cornwall

18 November 2024

NHS Scotland offers flu vaccine for poultry workers and handlers

15 November 2024

Defra heightens bird flu risk level following East Yorkshire case

12 November 2024

Defra confirms bird flu in Yorkshire free range flock

6 November 2024

Wales follows rest of UK with relaxation of bird flu egg label rules

5 November 2024

Campaigners urge council to reject Cranswick's 'US-style megafarm'

5 November 2024

Campaigners accuse Labour of diluting poultry welfare standards

22 October 2024

UK poultry giant Moy Park posts revenue surge of nearly 11%

18 October 2024

Defra raises avian influenza risk level in wild birds to medium

17 October 2024

ITFarmer

Fingerprint tech inspires non-GPS navigation for farm drones

Today

Researchers work with Fens farmers to utilise data from satellites

Yesterday

Jeff Bezos issues £7m to UK scientists to cut cattle emissions

13 November 2024

Government urged to promote new tech that enhances animal health

28 October 2024

ADM's regenerative agriculture programme opens for UK farmers

23 October 2024

Farmers want new issues like AI to be researched more, report says

11 October 2024

Small cheesemaker uses new tech to monitor conditions remotely

18 September 2024

Calls made to roll out AI and sensors to boost UK food safety

18 September 2024

New app allows farmers to assess hedgerow condition

9 September 2024

Farmers warned of new wave of GPS kit thefts amid rise in crime

10 August 2024

Project using canine DNA tech from livestock attacks takes next step

24 July 2024

Free real-time heat stress tracker launched for farmers

18 July 2024

Pigs

Sales of antibiotics for livestock at lowest level since reporting began

19 November 2024

Pig sector urges producers to warn MPs of budget's impact

15 November 2024

UK pig producers post healthy profits on back of falling costs

14 November 2024

Campaigners urge council to reject Cranswick's 'US-style megafarm'

5 November 2024

Global pork producers 'cautious' on herd rebuilding due to disease risks

4 November 2024

Scottish cattle numbers continue to decline following long-term trend

28 October 2024

On-farm diseases blamed for rise in pig sector's antibiotic usage

22 October 2024

Danish Crown to axe 500 jobs as pig firm in 'midst of crisis'

17 October 2024

African swine fever: Calls for total ban on UK personal pork imports

6 October 2024

Pig sector hails Aldi for doubling Scottish-produced pork range

30 September 2024

Defra toughens personal pork import ban from Europe to curb ASF

26 September 2024

Scientists generate genome assembly for inbred UK pig breed

19 September 2024

Environment

Researchers work with Fens farmers to utilise data from satellites

Yesterday

UK farm bodies welcome one-year delay to EU deforestation regulation

18 November 2024

Long-awaited flooding payments to be issued in few days' time

16 November 2024

Plans to build UK’s largest solar farm submitted to government

15 November 2024

Yorkshire estate to rewild arable land as part of 30-year project

14 November 2024

Defra unveils new £50m flood fund and £60m payments for farmers

13 November 2024

Jeff Bezos issues £7m to UK scientists to cut cattle emissions

13 November 2024

British Sugar submits plans to build new 'green' sugar beet drier

12 November 2024

Tesco unveils new sustainability partnership to 'transform' UK dairy

4 November 2024

AHDB calls for new 'ecosystem' for farm-level environmental data

1 November 2024

Banks should 'radically rethink' farmer support in green transition

31 October 2024

Land management greatly impacts soil organic levels, data suggests

30 October 2024

Arable

UK could see lowest oilseed rape planted area for 42 years

Today

AHDB transfers £1.8m of residual levy reserves to GB Potatoes

18 November 2024

Yorkshire estate to rewild arable land as part of 30-year project

14 November 2024

Cereals quality survey confirms lower nitrogen and protein levels

13 November 2024

OSR growers urged to watch out for signs of rape winter stem weevil

12 November 2024

British Sugar submits plans to build new 'green' sugar beet drier

12 November 2024

Farmers urged to complete NFU's harvest survey as deadline looms

8 November 2024

AHDB seeks two levy payers for new cereals and oilseeds committee

8 November 2024

Hemp to be made easier for British farmers to grow

7 November 2024

Land management greatly impacts soil organic levels, data suggests

30 October 2024

Scotland's First Minister opens new state-of-the-art crop centre

25 October 2024

'Many factors' for reported fall in area of beans grown in UK

23 October 2024

Crime

Criminals dump 30,000 tonnes of illegal waste in Kent countryside

Today

Man jailed after transatlantic tractor scam worth over £130,000

17 November 2024

Man arrested after 'emergency slaughter' of cattle on farms

14 November 2024

Appeal after farmer shot at with catapult by suspected hare coursers

13 November 2024

Victims of on-farm crime asked about experiences for new study

7 November 2024

Police arrest man following theft of 22 tonnes of artisanal cheese

31 October 2024

Five police forces in south west team up to stamp out rural crime

30 October 2024

Man who stole sheep and butchered them in garage fined £150

29 October 2024

Sophisticated fraud results in loss of £300,000 worth of artisanal cheese

29 October 2024

Farmer arrested after reportedly 'hog-tying' two men on quad bike

24 October 2024

NFU calls for 'ongoing action' to shield farmers from impact of rural crime

23 October 2024

Somerset farmer ordered to pay out over £20k after slurry pollution

22 October 2024

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