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Ministry of Defence pays out £2m to farmers due to aircraft noise scaring livestock
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has compensated farmers £2 million over four years because low-flying aircraft have terrified livestock to death. An…
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Armed police scramble to farm after farmer mistakes stuffed toy for tiger
Armed police attended a farm in Scotland to reports of a tiger in a farmer's shed, only to discover the animal was in fact a stuffed toy. Police…
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19-year-old farm worker's tractor crushed 'almost flat' due to 'improperly adjusted' brakes
A court has heard how a teenage farm worker’s tractor was crushed "almost flat" after crashing his it with "improperly adjusted" brakes. 19-year-old…
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Twenty-three sheep stolen from Devon farm
Twenty-three sheep have been stolen from a farm in North Devon, and police are now searching for any information. The sheep were stolen by rustlers…
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Dog kills pregnant sheep again in second attack in fortnight
A second devastating dog attack on sheep in less than a fortnight has left another pregnant ewe dead and two others with bites to their necks. The…
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Fly-grazing in Wales down 83 percent between 2012 to 2016
There has been a significant reduction in the number of horses being actively fly-grazed in Wales following the implementation of a law designed to…
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Dog kills four pregnant sheep in north east Scotland
Police in Moray are investigating a sheep worrying incident which occurred earlier this week, resulting in the deaths of four sheep. The dog attack…
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'Adverse impact' hits Northern Ireland due to prolonged bad weather
Unprecedented and prolonged wet weather in recent months coupled with heavy snowfall has had an adverse impact across many farms in Northern Ireland…
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Work on Northern Forest could be 'dampened' amid lynx proposals
The sheep industry is warning that calls to help lead work on the Northern Forest proposal could be dampened amid the awaited decision on proposals…
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'Reckless' fire causes significant damage to Scottish farm
A farm near Galashiels in southern Scotland has experienced a significant fire, which police are treating as suspicious. Scotland Police believe the…
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