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

Politics

Lib Dems to force vote aimed at halting 'cruel' cuts to farm payments

Today

Farmers urged to act as shotgun ownership could soon be restricted

Today

New £2m strategy aims to transform local food systems in Wales

Today

NFU warns MPs compulsory purchase reforms could hit farmer confidence

Today

'£2.3bn economic boost' if Brits eat more UK-grown fruit and veg

Yesterday

Food security at risk without land use balance, NFU warns

25 April 2025

Farm leaders welcome chancellor's pledge not to rush UK-US trade talks

25 April 2025

Proposed NI rates changes spark fears of added strain on struggling farms

24 April 2025

Labour urged to halt IHT reform amid farm profitability review

23 April 2025

NFU urges chancellor to invest in farming to 'safeguard' UK food

23 April 2025

Sudden SFI closure leaves farmers reeling, survey reveals

23 April 2025

Farmers to stage wartime-themed protest over UK food security

22 April 2025

Dairy

Arla closure at Settle confirmed as union vows to fight on over job losses

27 April 2025

2025 spring milk flush strains processing, NFU reports disposal

25 April 2025

Judith Bryans honoured with Royal Award for lifetime service to dairy

23 April 2025

Livestock auctions deliver £2.5 billion boost as prices surge

23 April 2025

'Medium risk' of foot-and-mouth disease entering UK

18 April 2025

South Caernarfon Creameries completes £25m site expansion

15 April 2025

Personal meat imports from EU now banned amid foot-and-mouth cases

12 April 2025

UK dairy exporters target growing demand in Singapore

11 April 2025

Arla and DMK plan merger to form Europe's largest dairy co-op

8 April 2025

Ministers open multi-million pound facility to boost dairy innovation

4 April 2025

New Spring Calving Index offers last-minute upgrade opportunity

3 April 2025

Developers convert Kent arable farm to 'nature-rich Habitat Bank'

3 April 2025

Poultry

Experts slam US Health Secretary's proposal to deliberately spread bird flu

Today

Key barriers outlined to higher welfare standards in UK broiler chickens

Yesterday

RSPCA announce revisions to 2023 laying hen standards

11 April 2025

Waitrose pledges high chicken standards and launches welfare labels

8 April 2025

Bird flu housing measures extended to more counties in England

4 April 2025

Council rejects Cranswick’s bid to develop livestock unit in Norfolk

3 April 2025

Poultry meat rules revised to support industry amid bird flu

3 April 2025

Defra confirms string of bird flu cases across England

30 March 2025

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

ITFarmer

Defra announces £46m boost for cutting-edge agri technologies

15 April 2025

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

Pigs

Red Tractor proposes tiered welfare labels for UK pork

Today

Livestock auctions deliver £2.5 billion boost as prices surge

23 April 2025

Action plan aims to phase out farrowing crates in UK pig farming

16 April 2025

Council rejects Cranswick’s bid to develop livestock unit in Norfolk

3 April 2025

UK ASF outbreak would devastate pork supply chain, sector warns

2 April 2025

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

Environment

Quarter of veg in Welsh schools could be organic by 2030, report says

Yesterday

Food security at risk without land use balance, NFU warns

25 April 2025

Environment Agency proposes fee hikes for farmers' permits

25 April 2025

GB forestry market shows signs of stability after two-year decline

24 April 2025

Over 3,000 join legal claim over pollution of Wye, Lugg and Usk rivers

24 April 2025

Sudden SFI closure leaves farmers reeling, survey reveals

23 April 2025

Seaweed project aims to cut fertiliser use in UK farming

21 April 2025

Union calls for more grazing to tackle wildfire threat

17 April 2025

Calls for upland grazing review as wildfire risk grows

17 April 2025

Farmers warned of crackdown on illegal water abstraction

9 April 2025

Landowner fined £80,000 for illegally felling 8 hectares of woodland

4 April 2025

Extension of heather burning ban 'concerning' for upland farmers

4 April 2025

Arable

Farmers urged to step up grain store hygiene ahead of 2025 harvest

23 April 2025

Seaweed project aims to cut fertiliser use in UK farming

21 April 2025

UK researchers win grant to develop nutritious high-yield oat varieties

11 April 2025

Climate change and globalisation driving rise in crop pests, study says

10 April 2025

Field cameras spot unexpected pest predators on oilseed rape

7 April 2025

Unusually early yellow rust triggers crop monitoring warning

4 April 2025

Two-thirds back gene-editing to strengthen UK's food supply

4 April 2025

Early fungicide treatment 'essential' to manage net blotch in spring barley

2 April 2025

Growers advised to stay vigilant for willowherb this spring

2 April 2025

Growers refuse to load milling wheat out of stores in 'strike' action

1 April 2025

Report urges action on crop diseases and support for growers

1 April 2025

AHDB survey opens to offer first insight into upcoming UK harvest

31 March 2025

Crime

Hare coursing soars across England and Wales, investigation reveals

Today

Two arrested after man hit by car while confronting suspected poachers

25 April 2025

Police seek dog owner after 5-week-old lamb left seriously injured

17 April 2025

Farmers fear increase in Easter dog attacks on lambs

17 April 2025

Dog attacks on sheep continue to devastate farms, survey says

15 April 2025

Two-thirds of rural retailers hit by crime, NFU Mutual finds

14 April 2025

Warning issued after livestock theft attempts in Scotland

11 April 2025

Appeal launched after 19 in-lamb ewes stolen from farm

10 April 2025

Four men convicted after 1.9 tonne meat fraud case

7 April 2025

Landowner fined £80,000 for illegally felling 8 hectares of woodland

4 April 2025

Convicted hare courser jailed for breaching criminal behaviour order

3 April 2025

One in five rural residents considering moving amid rising crime

2 April 2025

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