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Politics

Budget will create 'lost generation' of farmers, Lib Dems warn

Today

New campaign aims to 'defend' family farms following budget

Today

Budget highlights importance of farm succession, AHDB says

Today

Farmers across UK to rally in London against 'devastating' budget

Today

Next generation of farmers 'browbeaten' by budget proposals

Yesterday

Inheritance tax changes 'immensely damaging' to tenant farmers

Yesterday

Impact of budget will be 'final straw' for many farmers, NFU warns

Yesterday

Government announces no change to agriculture budget

30 October 2024

Agricultural property relief 'severely curtailed' in government's budget

30 October 2024

Rural drivers to suffer 'hammer blow' if fuel duty hiked in budget

28 October 2024

Abolishing agricultural property relief will 'damage' tenant farmers

28 October 2024

'Substantial obstacles' hurting grower confidence, sectors warn

27 October 2024

Dairy

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

Today

Police arrest man following theft of 22 tonnes of artisanal cheese

Yesterday

Arla's milk price increases by over 2p per litre for November

Yesterday

AHDB issues lungworm in cattle alert amid 'ideal' conditions

Yesterday

Farmers urged to test for liver fluke amid 'very different' winter

29 October 2024

Entrepreneurs in dairy sector can now apply for grants of up to £50,000

29 October 2024

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

29 October 2024

New Mycoplasma bovis vaccine to reach UK market next year

28 October 2024

Defra puts all of Northamptonshire in bluetongue restricted zone

28 October 2024

Scottish cattle numbers continue to decline following long-term trend

28 October 2024

Food labelling 'confusing, vague and misleading', survey says

25 October 2024

English Winter Fair cancelled due to concerns over bluetongue

24 October 2024

Poultry

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

Court of Appeal to hear why fast-growing broilers are 'unlawful'

11 October 2024

South Korea market reopens for British poultry meat exporters

11 October 2024

£160m boost for British poultry as exports to South Africa restart

7 October 2024

River Action legal challenge goes to court to stop new broiler farm

3 October 2024

NFU Mutual re-opens books for avian influenza insurance

26 September 2024

Lidl announces £1 billion investment into free range egg sector

26 September 2024

Bird keepers have two weeks left to sign up to mandatory register

16 September 2024

'Bullish' outlook for global poultry markets as consumption grows

16 September 2024

Defra reminds poultry sector of looming mandatory bird registration

3 September 2024

ITFarmer

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

Next-gen robot now treats nearly 10% of all UK strawberries

3 July 2024

Flower-counting AI to help fruit growers predict harvest sizes

18 June 2024

New permit paves way for drone pesticide applications

6 June 2024

Pigs

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

Pig prices drop to lowest level since February 2023

5 September 2024

New Strep suis vaccine could be 'game-changer' for UK pigs

5 September 2024

Pig sector calls for total ban on personal pork imports amid ASF fears

4 September 2024

English pig breeding herd falls to lowest figure ever recorded

3 September 2024

African swine fever simulation raises importance of record keeping

26 August 2024

Environment

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

Today

Banks should 'radically rethink' farmer support in green transition

Yesterday

Land management greatly impacts soil organic levels, data suggests

30 October 2024

Two wildlife charities buy 3,800-hectares worth of Rothbury Estate

30 October 2024

NSA chief appointed first chair of Dartmoor Management Group

29 October 2024

Farmers need 'proper credit' for green work, NFU Scotland says

24 October 2024

ADM's regenerative agriculture programme opens for UK farmers

23 October 2024

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

22 October 2024

Welsh government takes steps to reduce penalties under NVZ regulations

17 October 2024

Peers call for urgent roll out of flood funds after delays as farmers 'suffering'

15 October 2024

Rewilding charity plans to introduce tauros cattle on Scottish estate

11 October 2024

Midland farmers urged to submit environmental grant applications

10 October 2024

Arable

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

AHDB to 'demystify' the Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds

22 October 2024

Scotland 'risks being left behind' on precision breeding policy

21 October 2024

Herts arable farm undergoes vineyard diversification as sector flourishes

21 October 2024

Arable farmers needed to help spark precision breeding conversation

21 October 2024

NFU 'disappointed' as government extends raw cane sugar import quota

14 October 2024

UK harvest results variable due to challenging weather, AHDB concludes

12 October 2024

Legume trial aims to inform public sector food procurement ambitions

11 October 2024

England sees second worst harvest on record as fears grow for 2025

10 October 2024

Scottish farmers say 2024 harvest was toughest in 30 years

9 October 2024

Crime

Police arrest man following theft of 22 tonnes of artisanal cheese

Yesterday

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

MPs and NFU call for more action to deter expensive GPS thefts

16 October 2024

Spike in quad bike thefts leads to call for farms to boost security

8 October 2024

Fire safety in spotlight after arsonists set alight 70 bales

8 October 2024

Welsh farmer ordered to pay out £8,000 for cattle welfare offences

7 October 2024

Farmer, 85, handed prison sentence after animal welfare case

2 October 2024

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