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Farmers across UK provide emergency help during recent severe weather
Farmers across the UK have been playing their part to clear the roads, unfreeze water pipes and provide emergency help to those who need it during…
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Rural communities could be cut off as Met Office issues red warning for snow
The Met Office has issued a red warning for snow – the highest level of warning – for parts of southwest England and South Wales on Thursday into…
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Neonicotinoid risk to bees confirmed in new EFSA assessment
Most uses of neonicotinoid pesticides represent a risk to wild bees and honeybees, according to assessments published today by the EFSA. The Europe…
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'Prize' ram and pregnant ewe killed in dog attack on National Trust property
Sheep have been killed as a result of injuries sustained from a dog attack, including one "prize" ram and a pregnant ewe. The attack happened at…
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'Biggest theft': One million bees stolen from farmer's field in Oxfordshire
One million bees have been stolen from a farmer's field in Oxfordshire, with the owners saying it is the "biggest theft" they have ever heard of…
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Deep and sustained freeze could cost farmers thousands, warns insurer
A deep and sustained freeze lasting several days and nights could cause misery across rural Britain, according to NFU Mutual. Temperatures are set to…
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Young man dies after serious traffic collision involving tractor
A young man has died and a teenager fighting for her life after a tractor collided into a car in Cornwall. The incident happened at Highgate Hill…
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Three sheep have throats cut and carcasses removed on Suffolk farm
Three sheep have had their throats cut and their carcasses removed on a farm in Suffolk. Police are now appealing for witnesses following reports of…
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Legislation on mandatory CCTV will be introduced from May 2018
Legislation to make CCTV cameras mandatory in slaughterhouses in England to safeguard animal welfare has been laid by Defra Secretary Michael Gove…
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Dog attack on livestock causes 'distressed' farmer to stop sheep farming
Police are appealing for more information following a serious incident of livestock worrying which has left a farmer to give up sheep farming…
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