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Alcohol testing should be 'essential element' of farm health and safety
Alcohol testing should be an essential element of health and safety on the farm as incidents caused by drink driving whilst operating farm machinery…
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Suffolk farmers ordered to pay out £28,400 after worker electrocuted
The partners of a Suffolk based farm have been ordered to pay out £28,400 after a haulage contractor was killed by an overhead power line strike…
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Lorry linked to 28 incidents of dumping waste on farmland seized and crushed
A 20 tonne lorry has been seized and crushed after being linked to 28 incidents of large scale fly tipping on farmland. The vehicle was detained by…
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Five people receive treatment following Aberdeenshire farm fire
Five people needed medical treatment following a fire on an Aberdeenshire farm which took more than one hour to distinguish. The blaze tore through a…
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Over 270 sheep stolen in theft described as 'huge loss for the farmer'
Over 270 sheep have been stolen overnight near Bridgwater, Somerset in what the police has described as a "huge loss for the farmer". Avon and…
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Farmer fined £3,000 for animal movement and tagging offences
A Co Armagh farmer has been fined £3,000 after being found guilty of charges relating to animal movement and tagging. Cannice Martin has been…
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Gang of youths deliberately attack and kill sheep in Lancashire field
Five youths from a wider group of twenty crossed over a fence to deliberately attack sheep in a field in Lancashire, killing one lamb. A lamb was…
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Scottish farmers welcome consultation on battling livestock worrying
Scottish farmers have welcomed a consultation towards strengthening the rules on responsible dog ownership around livestock. MSP Emma Harper has…
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Two farmers drowned in slurry pit after attempting to remove blockage
Two farmers died in a slurry accident after entering it to remove a blockage, an inquest into their deaths has explained. Alexander Forman, 32, and…
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Arson suspected as 65 pigs die in South Yorkshire farm fire
A farmer has been left feeling "extreme distress" after around 65 of his pigs died due to suspected arson, police confirm. An investigation has been…
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