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Politics
Thai poultry audit sparks call for tougher UK import standards

Thai poultry audit sparks call for tougher UK import standards

Pig producers seek emergency aid as losses hit £50 a head

Pig producers seek emergency aid as losses hit £50 a head

Welsh food strategy group sets sights on farms, schools and supply chains

Welsh food strategy group sets sights on farms, schools and supply chains

Farm cost surge sparks fresh warning over food security

Farm cost surge sparks fresh warning over food security

David Cameron and David Blunkett back cross-party rural appeal

David Cameron and David Blunkett back cross-party rural appeal

Small food firms 'largely unaware' of looming UK-EU rule changes

Small food firms 'largely unaware' of looming UK-EU rule changes

Dairy
AHDB targets NHS kitchens to boost demand for British produce

AHDB targets NHS kitchens to boost demand for British produce

Bluetongue surge continues with 64 new English premises in one day

Bluetongue surge continues with 64 new English premises in one day

First Milk reports biggest annual cut in farm carbon intensity

First Milk reports biggest annual cut in farm carbon intensity

Waitrose adds regenerative farming logo to own-brand milk

Waitrose adds regenerative farming logo to own-brand milk

Dairy-beef calf registrations fall for first time

Dairy-beef calf registrations fall for first time

UK red meat exports jump as dairy trade slips

UK red meat exports jump as dairy trade slips

Poultry
Thai poultry audit sparks call for tougher UK import standards

Thai poultry audit sparks call for tougher UK import standards

Avara Foods unveils £100m investment in UK poultry

Avara Foods unveils £100m investment in UK poultry

Retailers back British beef and poultry amid Brazilian import concerns

Retailers back British beef and poultry amid Brazilian import concerns

Major £6m investment transforms Cambridgeshire poultry site

Major £6m investment transforms Cambridgeshire poultry site

FSA reports 'very significant' rise in heat-stressed livestock at abattoirs

FSA reports 'very significant' rise in heat-stressed livestock at abattoirs

Imported eggs investigated after nearly 550 salmonella cases

Imported eggs investigated after nearly 550 salmonella cases

ITFarmer
Police launch 'first-of-its-kind' rural crime drone scheme

Police launch 'first-of-its-kind' rural crime drone scheme

AI welfare cameras rolled out across 46 M&S dairy farms

AI welfare cameras rolled out across 46 M&S dairy farms

Gen Z support for British farmers stronger than expected

Gen Z support for British farmers stronger than expected

Northern Ireland first in UK to roll out cattle EID

Northern Ireland first in UK to roll out cattle EID

Farm tech projects could win up to £3m in new Defra fund

Farm tech projects could win up to £3m in new Defra fund

AI trial listens for early welfare warnings in laying hens

AI trial listens for early welfare warnings in laying hens

Pigs
Pig producers seek emergency aid as losses hit £50 a head

Pig producers seek emergency aid as losses hit £50 a head

FSA reports 'very significant' rise in heat-stressed livestock at abattoirs

FSA reports 'very significant' rise in heat-stressed livestock at abattoirs

UK red meat exports jump as dairy trade slips

UK red meat exports jump as dairy trade slips

UK pig sector 'on a precipice' as producers cut herds

UK pig sector 'on a precipice' as producers cut herds

UK pork market exposed as Denmark plans major pig sector reforms

UK pork market exposed as Denmark plans major pig sector reforms

Pig producers lose £20 a head as margins plunge

Pig producers lose £20 a head as margins plunge

Environment
Final call for farmers seeking up to £2m in peat funding

Final call for farmers seeking up to £2m in peat funding

UK farms face £10bn climate loss risk without stronger defences

UK farms face £10bn climate loss risk without stronger defences

Welsh food strategy group sets sights on farms, schools and supply chains

Welsh food strategy group sets sights on farms, schools and supply chains

First Milk reports biggest annual cut in farm carbon intensity

First Milk reports biggest annual cut in farm carbon intensity

British growers face up to £169m hit from potato crop losses

British growers face up to £169m hit from potato crop losses

England needs 120% of normal rainfall to escape drought by spring

England needs 120% of normal rainfall to escape drought by spring

Arable
Final call for farmers seeking up to £2m in peat funding

Final call for farmers seeking up to £2m in peat funding

UK farms face £10bn climate loss risk without stronger defences

UK farms face £10bn climate loss risk without stronger defences

British growers face up to £169m hit from potato crop losses

British growers face up to £169m hit from potato crop losses

UK farmers join major push for more home-grown protein crops

UK farmers join major push for more home-grown protein crops

Six-week fertiliser delays raise fresh concern ahead of spring demand

Six-week fertiliser delays raise fresh concern ahead of spring demand

Yara opens Europe's largest carbon capture facility for fertiliser

Yara opens Europe's largest carbon capture facility for fertiliser

Crime
Hare coursing spreading beyond traditional hotspots, NFU warns

Hare coursing spreading beyond traditional hotspots, NFU warns

Five sentenced over organised farm thefts worth £785,000

Five sentenced over organised farm thefts worth £785,000

Two charged over alleged £170k Kent farm GPS thefts

Two charged over alleged £170k Kent farm GPS thefts

£443k South Yorkshire fund helps farms fight rural crime

£443k South Yorkshire fund helps farms fight rural crime

Police launch 'first-of-its-kind' rural crime drone scheme

Police launch 'first-of-its-kind' rural crime drone scheme

Farmers targeted by growing wave of insurance scams

Farmers targeted by growing wave of insurance scams