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Politics

Farm leaders slam scrapping of deadline to record rights of way

Today

Rural campaigners deliver farm produce to Chancellor Reeves

24 December 2024

Over 20 councils call for farm inheritance tax u-turn

23 December 2024

NFU signs letter calling for full consultation on 'family farm tax'

23 December 2024

Green groups call for 10% organic farmland target for England

23 December 2024

Defra Secretary Steve Reed says farmers 'in it for the money'

20 December 2024

NFU says farm inheritance tax is 'fight we will not abandon'

20 December 2024

Farmer survey highlights damaging impacts of Wales' NVZ rules

19 December 2024

Christmas appeal asks farming children to write letters to PM

19 December 2024

Unions step up campaign against 'family farm tax' with banners

19 December 2024

Dozens of trade bodies call for farm inheritance tax u-turn

18 December 2024

Global agriculture 'faces uncertainty' due to Trump's tariff disputes

16 December 2024

Dairy

UK secures special protected status for 39 food products in Japan

24 December 2024

UK scientists awarded grants to advance two cattle vaccines

18 December 2024

Number of dairy farmers leaving sector starts to slow down

16 December 2024

Government warned of dropping levels of UK food security

16 December 2024

'Pioneering' environmental baselining pilot signs up 170 farms

16 December 2024

Imported food contains pesticide residues not approved for UK use

12 December 2024

Scottish retailers slammed for 'disappointing' offering of local food

12 December 2024

US government orders milk supply testing due to rising bird flu

11 December 2024

Bluetongue restricted zone expands as over 170 cases reported

10 December 2024

Single case of BSE confirmed on farm in Dumfries and Galloway

9 December 2024

Full steam ahead for Kettle in daughter-proven Holstein rankings

6 December 2024

Court concludes Oatly cannot use term 'milk' in its marketing

6 December 2024

Poultry

Poultry farmers in Norfolk see fresh spate of bird flu cases

Yesterday

Bird flu compensation case appeal 'incredibly disappointing' for farmers

24 December 2024

Bird flu: Defra orders mandatory housing order for parts of England

21 December 2024

Two Norfolk turkey farms confirm high-path bird flu outbreaks

17 December 2024

New case of bird flu confirmed in Norfolk as AIPZ now in place

15 December 2024

Avian influenza prevention zone declared across parts of England

13 December 2024

Court declines to rule whether fast-growing broilers are unlawful

13 December 2024

Egg producer re-purposes redundant sheds for mushroom production

11 December 2024

US government orders milk supply testing due to rising bird flu

11 December 2024

Three commercial poultry farms record bird flu cases

11 December 2024

Turkeys culled after second bird flu case suspected in Norfolk

10 December 2024

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

9 December 2024

ITFarmer

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

Cornish farm uses robotics to measure nature-friendly practices

27 November 2024

New agri-tech strategy for next decade needed, report concludes

22 November 2024

Fingerprint tech inspires non-GPS navigation for farm drones

21 November 2024

Researchers work with Fens farmers to utilise data from satellites

20 November 2024

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

Pigs

Dover port authorities seize over six tonnes of illegal meat

17 December 2024

'Pioneering' environmental baselining pilot signs up 170 farms

16 December 2024

China allows two UK pig firms to resume exports after Covid ban

9 December 2024

Half of pig farmers will quit sector if farrowing crate ban enacted

6 December 2024

New RSPCA pig welfare standards must be met by March 2025

3 December 2024

UK food firm Cranswick increases profits and grows pig herd

28 November 2024

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

Environment

Farmers needed for trials looking to unlock legume benefits

23 December 2024

Hundreds of farmers applauded for boosting turtle dove numbers

20 December 2024

Farmer survey highlights damaging impacts of Wales' NVZ rules

19 December 2024

New peatland restoration grant opens for Welsh farmers

19 December 2024

Scottish organic farmers get automatic eligibility for future payments

17 December 2024

Plans to build UK's largest solar farm move to new phase

16 December 2024

'Pioneering' environmental baselining pilot signs up 170 farms

16 December 2024

Report calls out 'devastating' suckler beef calving interval proposals

16 December 2024

Farmer efforts help reverse decline of rare and elusive Corncrake

13 December 2024

Estate to sell entire suckler herd due to CS Higher Tier scheme restrictions

13 December 2024

Regenerative wheat growers to be offered 'water premium' next year

13 December 2024

CS Higher Tier scheme to open in summer 2025, Defra confirms

11 December 2024

Arable

Biostimulants boost blight threatened potatoes, trials conclude

24 December 2024

Farmers needed for trials looking to unlock legume benefits

23 December 2024

Labour set to completely ban use of three neonicotinoids

22 December 2024

New service aims to connect sheep graziers with arable farmers

19 December 2024

UK wheat growers have new herbicide at their disposal next spring

19 December 2024

UK harvest hits near record lows amid food security warnings

17 December 2024

Scottish arable growers 'threatened' due to cost-price squeeze

13 December 2024

Regenerative wheat growers to be offered 'water premium' next year

13 December 2024

Competition to find soil farmer of the year launches for 2025

9 December 2024

NFU raises concerns over 'tax on carbon emissions' from 2027

5 December 2024

New Recommended Lists includes over 40 new varieties

4 December 2024

New strong-yielding pea and bean varieties added to Descriptive List

29 November 2024

Crime

Eleven people sentenced over large illegal waste site in rural Lincs

23 December 2024

Farm leaders slam 'illegal' livestock imports into NI from GB

13 December 2024

'Unsafe' meat discovered in vans containing 48 sheep carcasses

5 December 2024

Survey seeks to gain further insight on dog attacks on sheep

4 December 2024

CCTV footage shows farm shop thief hitting worker with car

3 December 2024

Farmer to pay out over £6,500 for failing to fix slurry pollution

2 December 2024

Farmer loses £16,000 following invoice scam

26 November 2024

Thieves steal £100,000 of equipment from North Yorkshire farm

24 November 2024

Vehicle 'deliberately' mows down and kills six sheep in Yorkshire

22 November 2024

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

21 November 2024

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

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