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Three-year old boy dies in farm collision
A three-year-old boy has died after being hit by a vehicle on his family's farm in Wales. Efan Lloyd Williams died at the scene on a farm near…
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Farmer ordered to pay £16k after allowing ponies to graze on common
A hill farmer has been ordered to pay over £16,000 after he was found guilty of damaging the vegetation on a site of special scientific interest…
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County Down farmer fined £4,000 for water pollution incident
A Northern Irish farmer has been fined £4,000 for causing water pollution in County Down. The farmer, Ian McFarlane of Ballygrainey Road, Holywood…
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One of UK's biggest chicken catching companies forced to shut down
One of the UK’s biggest chicken catching businesses will have to close down within weeks after having its Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority…
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Firework and sky lantern risk highlighted by farmers
Farming organisations are highlighting the risk fireworks and sky lanterns have on farms as a fire hazard and on livestock health. Many farmers and…
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Fire destroys £30,000 worth of bales leaving farmer 'considerably out of pocket'
A fire which destroyed hay bales worth £30,000 has left a farmer "considerably out of pocket", the police have said. The incident, described as a…
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MPs and police give support to anti-hare coursing campaign
Prominent cross-party MPs have given their support to a campaign aiming to stamp out hare coursing, which can devastate rural businesses. Crime…
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Four people rebailed in missing farmer case
Four people who were arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the investigation to trace missing farmer William Taylor have been re-bailed…
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Nine cattle die after eating poisonous plant thrown in field
Five cows and four calves have died after eating yew tree clippings which had been thrown into the field, a Hampshire farm business has said. Newlyns…
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Car which fails to stop for police ends up colliding with tractor
Police are appealing for witnesses following a road traffic collision involving a Mitsubishi Shogun and a tractor in North Yorkshire. The incident…
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