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

Politics

Upland farms losing out on payments, Green Alliance warns

Today

Government's food import controls 'inadequate' as disease risk grows

Today

Government must boost UK food production by 30% by 2050, MPs say

Today

NFU confirms it will increase efforts in fighting 'family farm tax'

Yesterday

Postponed Scotland-wide tractor rallies to take place this weekend

Yesterday

Three-quarters of farms over 50ha to be impacted by inheritance tax

28 January 2025

London farmer rally to take place on 10 Feb as MPs debate IHT

27 January 2025

UK-wide day of action sees farmers rally against inheritance tax plan

26 January 2025

Unions hand over 'family farm tax' petition to Number 10

25 January 2025

Migrant farm workers protest outside the Home Office in London

24 January 2025

Waitrose and Ocado latest to back farmers against IHT plans

24 January 2025

Public urged to lobby MPs ahead of major 'family farm tax' debate

24 January 2025

Dairy

Autonomous detection system reduces lameness four-fold, study says

Today

Use of antibiotics on UK dairy farms falls by fifth since 2020

Today

Concerns raised over continued fall in Scottish dairy herd numbers

Yesterday

Strategy improving dairy calf welfare marks major successes

28 January 2025

Bovine TB outbreaks causing 'serious human impacts'

27 January 2025

Thirty dairy farms to work with First Milk to improve water infiltration

24 January 2025

Defra relaxes bluetongue restrictions amid 'very low risk' period

22 January 2025

Backlash as numerous councils continue to promote vegan diets

21 January 2025

Co-op to reward farmers in reducing carbon emissions

20 January 2025

Trust in UK-produced food reaches highest level since 2021

17 January 2025

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

16 January 2025

Green groups call for end to AHDB's meat and dairy campaign

16 January 2025

Poultry

Wales follows England and rolls out bird flu prevention zone

Yesterday

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

Scotland's first bird flu case announced in Angus backyard flock

11 January 2025

RSPCA Assured offers 'flexible approach' to assessments amid bird flu

10 January 2025

Man becomes first person in US to die of avian influenza

7 January 2025

East Yorkshire poultry farm confirms case of bird flu

2 January 2025

Poultry farmers in Norfolk see fresh spate of bird flu cases

25 December 2024

ITFarmer

Autonomous detection system reduces lameness four-fold, study says

Today

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

Today

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

New TV advertisement campaign champions British-produced pork

Today

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

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

Environment

Upland farms losing out on payments, Green Alliance warns

Today

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

Today

Pause to permits allowing farmers to dispose waste sheep dip to land

Yesterday

Thirty dairy farms to work with First Milk to improve water infiltration

24 January 2025

Court of Appeal grants Natural England injunction against farmer

21 January 2025

Crown Estate unveils £20m fund to spearhead 'future farming model'

21 January 2025

Co-op to reward farmers in reducing carbon emissions

20 January 2025

Farmer fined thousands after taking water during summer drought

20 January 2025

Watchdog reminds Welsh farmers to follow spreading regulations

17 January 2025

Dairy farm told to pay out £10k after illegal discharge of slurry

15 January 2025

Welsh beef and sheep farmers needed for emissions project

14 January 2025

Scottish government says it has no intention to release lynx into wild

14 January 2025

Arable

New fungicide 'Plaxium' shows strong performance in trials

Yesterday

Frontier Agriculture posts near 30% fall in group operating profit

Yesterday

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

First UK case of glyphosate resistance confirmed on Kent farm

10 January 2025

Government confirms timetable to implement precision breeding rules

9 January 2025

Hunt continues for oilseed grower to join AHDB's RL team

6 January 2025

Crime

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

Three men arrested after bales found to be concealing waste

23 January 2025

Farmer fined thousands after taking water during summer drought

20 January 2025

NFU Scotland calls for swift punishment for those behind lynx release

17 January 2025

Dairy farm told to pay out £10k after illegal discharge of slurry

15 January 2025

Scottish government says it has no intention to release lynx into wild

14 January 2025

Two more lynx spotted on the loose in the Highlands

10 January 2025

Farmer concern after two lynx illegally released in Highlands

9 January 2025

Eleven people sentenced over large illegal waste site in rural Lincs

23 December 2024

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