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Scottish government 'continues to let down farmers over greening'
Four weeks into a new Basic Payment Scheme year and Scottish Government has failed to provide satisfactory updated guidance to Scottish farmers on…
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'HS2 must not disrupt food production and farming continuity'
HS2 must have plans in place to enable affected farmers to continue to run their businesses – that’s the message the NFU has taken to the HS2 Select…
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Satellite data will transform environmental understanding and protection
Europe’s first ever satellite programme designed to continuously monitor our planet’s health is now helping to protect and improve the UK’s precious…
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Japan creates world's first 'autonomous' farm where no humans are required
Farming may well be turning onto a revolutionary road sooner than you think, where robots are responsible for growing our food. This may be the case…
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Lincolnshire farm more than doubles output following bank deal
A North Lincolnshire family farm has built a new free range egg-laying facility with financial support from Yorkshire Bank, leading to the business…
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Major London farm protest now has a date - 23 of March
The 23rd of March 2016 will be the date announced by Farmers For Action (FFA) for a major farm protest to take place on the streets of London. The…
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Dundee-China collaboration discovers potential ‘Achilles heel’ of potato blight
Scientists working in Scotland and China have uncovered a potential Achilles’ heel in the organism which causes potato blight, a global problem with…
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Capitalise on pulse markets in 2016 International Year of the Pulse
2015 saw the biggest area of pulses grown in the UK for many years; pea hectarages increased by 35% from 31kha in 2014 to 42kha in 2015, and the bean…
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Lidl to follow Asda in buying bananas from sustainable-only sources
German supermarket giant Lidl is taking steps to buy all its bananas from 100% sustainable sources this year, in a move seeking to boost its…
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Mild winter spells danger from increased weed pressure
With the winter’s exceptionally mild conditions continuing to dominate UK weather patterns, pea and bean growers should use a pre-emergence…
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