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'Hugely damaging': Number of cattle slaughtered in Wales due to bTB increases
Newly released figures have revealed a 3% year-on-year increase in the total number of animals slaughtered in Wales due to bovine TB. Official…
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Farmer died from brain injury after cow headbutted her
A Worcestershire farmer died from a brain injury after one of her cows headbutted her, an inquest into her death has heard. 64-year-old farmer…
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Room for improvement in wormer advice given to farmers, study shows
New research shows that there is room for improvement in the advice being delivered to farmers on sustainable parasite management. Farmers are not…
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64-year-old farmer trampled to death by his own cattle, police say
A farmer who died while feeding his livestock was likely trampled to death, police have said. Sussex police were called to Pinstraw Farm in…
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Guide and financial package for farmers to help reduce ammonia pollution
The government is taking more action to tackle ammonia emissions, with figures pinpointing the farming industry responsible for 88% of all emissions…
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Farmer ‘butted and trampled’ by cow keen to promote farm safety
A Welsh farmer has described how she nearly died after being “barged, butted and trampled” by a cow. Powys farmer Corrine Mathias was lucky to…
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'There is no silver bullet': Meeting attempts to find solutions to feed and fodder shortfall
Scottish farmers have used a meeting to identify solutions to the feed and fodder shortfalls this autumn and winter. In an exceptional year, months…
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Real-time foot-and-mouth strategy to better fight disease
Future outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease can be combatted quickly and efficiently early on thanks to a new real-time strategy. Developed by…
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Farm charity which helps disadvantaged children receives cattle donation
A charity which has helped thousands of disadvantaged children thrive by giving them a week-long farming experience has been donated 10 Lowline…
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Iconic Scotch beef supplies 'under threat'
The beef industry has raised their concerns about the prospects for Scotland's dwindling suckler beef herd, highlighting how the Scotch beef supplies…
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