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10-year old girl dies following quad bike accident on Cornwall farm
A 10-year-old girl has tragically died after she was thrown off a UTV which had overturned on farmland in Cornwall, the police have said. Lily…
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'Serious' farm fire destroys £60,000 tractor and 45 acres of crops
A farm has lost a £60,000 tractor and 45 acres of crops to a devastating field fire in East Sussex. The field fire happened at Berwick Court Farm on…
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Farmers told to be wise about scams and avoid the 'suckers list'
Farmers have held an event with the police to highlight how telephone, mail and online scams affect rural communities, and how to avoid being on the…
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Welsh govt holds 'weather summit' to minimise adverse impacts on farming
The Welsh government has held a "weather summit" to minimise future impacts on the farming industry in a move described as an important step in…
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Regular heatwaves to be 'summer norm by 2040s'
Regular and sustained heatwaves will become the "summer norm by 2040s" making adaptation to heatwaves "a matter of life and death", MPs have said…
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Modern slavery: No criminal matters pursued by police following farm raid
There will be no criminal matters pursued by police in relation to an investigation looking into modern slavery on a Cornish farm. Specialist…
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Jimmy's Farm evacuated after fire breaks out on neighbouring farm field
A farm attraction run by celebrity farmer Jimmy Doherty has been evacuated after a blaze ripped through a neighbouring farm field. Jimmy's Farm…
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Badger group publishes three farm addresses taking part in cull
An animal rights protest group has published the addresses of farmers taking part in the badger cull in Wales in a move seen as irresponsible. The…
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New national police strategy 'recognises serious issue' of rural crime
A new national strategy has been launched today which recognises the serious issue of rural crime after sustained engagement by the industry to…
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Farmer plans to sell farm after 'deliberate execution-style' attack on sheep
A farmer whose sheep was deliberately executed with a rifle has said he is planning to put his farm on the market. A sheep was shot in the head with…
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