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Harvest conditions ‘driest in living memory’
Conditions are dryer than the fabled summer of 1976 and its putting UK farms at high risk of devastating fires. The UK has basked in prolonged…
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Search for missing farmer ‘could take weeks’ due to ‘difficult’ conditions
The search for a farmer who has been missing for more than a month could take "a number of weeks", according to the police. 70-year-old William…
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Farmers join police operation to tackle fly tipping in North Yorkshire
A new initiative named Operation Eyeball has been formed to tackle fly tipping in rural parts of North Yorkshire. Bringing together North Yorkshire…
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New telephone line ensures farmers can report rural crime anonymously
A new telephone line will give farmers and the public the ability to anonymously notify authorities over incidents such as fly tipping and livestock…
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Farmer missing for a month last seen days after reporting arson attack
A farmer who has been missing for more than a month was last seen just days after reporting that his Land Rover had been deliberately set on fire…
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County Antrim farm shoots dog to ‘protect customers’
A farm in Northern Ireland has shot a dog which strayed onto the property in fear that it would have compromised safety for customers. The dog…
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Photos showing calves in back of a car leads to police investigation
Police are investigating following the release of photos which shows two calves trapped in the back of a car in Wales. The viral photographs, posted…
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Farming industry still has the poorest safety record, new figures show
New figures from the Health and Safety Executive show that farming still remains the sector with the poorest safety record. Worker deaths from…
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MP sends letter to sky lantern event organisers demanding cancellation
A Derbyshire MP has sent a letter to the American organisers of a sky lantern event due to be held later this month near moorland, causing public…
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Thousands sign petition to stop Derbyshire sky lantern festival
Thousands of people have signed a petition to stop a major sky lantern festival from going ahead in Derbyshire amid a heightened risk of wildfires…
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