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Farmers still facing drought strain despite recent rainfall
Farmers across England continue to face water restrictions, hard soils and concerns over winter fodder as drought pressures persist despite recent…
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Mediterranean heat threatens key UK food supplies
More than £18 billion of food imported into the UK each year comes from Mediterranean countries increasingly exposed to extreme heat, raising fresh…
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Ministers urged to cut Britain's dependence on imported fertiliser
Britain’s reliance on imported fertiliser is leaving farmers and food production exposed to price and supply shocks, ministers have been warned. The…
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UK food self-sufficiency falls in 10 of 11 everyday staples
Britain is becoming increasingly reliant on imported food, with self-sufficiency falling across 10 of 11 everyday staples over the past 30 years. The…
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Straw building boom could open new market for growers
Britain’s cereal farmers produce enough straw each year to support low-carbon construction on a major scale, with researchers suggesting the material…
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£253m warning as salinity threatens productive Lincolnshire farmland
Saltwater flooding could leave farmers on some of Lincolnshire's most productive land with fewer profitable crops to grow, with new modelling…
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NI growers face 2027 uncertainty over Protein Aid Scheme
Northern Ireland growers face a 2027 planning headache as uncertainty hangs over the future of the Protein Aid Scheme. The current programme supports…
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Extreme weather drives £4.8bn arable farming losses
British arable farmers could lose £4.8 billion in revenue after three consecutive harvests hit by extreme weather, with 2026 on course to be the…
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Farmers warned late fertiliser orders could trigger spring bottleneck
Farmers delaying fertiliser purchases could face a spring delivery bottleneck, with industry leaders warning that tight cashflow and global supply…
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UK wheat yields slump 12% as harvest nears finish
UK cereal growers are entering the final stages of harvest with wheat yields around 12% below average and spring barley down 19%, despite…
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