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Lowest wheat bulb fly risk since monitoring began
Cereal crops are at the lowest overall risk from wheat bulb fly (WBF) since monitoring began, according to findings from the annual AHDB autumn…
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Tractor and combine harvester involved in crash highlights road safety
A crash on the A50, involving a tractor and a combine harvester, closed both lanes of the road Wednesday morning, highlighting the need for better…
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Sheep killed by two dogs in front of shocked schoolchildren
Sheep have been killed by a dog attack in front of terrified schoolchildren and teachers in Devon. Police are now hunting for the dog owners, with…
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Potato farmers 'will be held accountable' over safety failures
Farmers putting themselves and their workers’ health and safety in jeopardy throughout the potato harvest will be held accountable, the Health and…
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Gunman kills lamb in random incident, police seeking info
A lamb has been shot dead by a gunman who walked onto a farm and killed it by shooting it through the head. The distraught farmer found the dead lamb…
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Two sheep dead due to dog attack in southern Scotland
Two sheep have died in a suspected dog attack on a farm in southern Scotland. Police Scotland officers are now appealing for witnesses in the case of…
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Cumbria Police crack down on sheep theft with three-day operation
Police have carried out a three-day operation to tackle sheep theft and associated rural crime. FarmingUK revealed that in September alone, there has…
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Environmentalists lobby Gove to ban 'bee-harming' pesticides
Green lobby groups are ramping up their support for a call on the ban on 'bee-harming' pesticides amid strong opposition from farming unions…
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Whistleblower process introduced for rodenticide point-of-sale breaches
A reporting process for suspected breaches of the UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime point-of-sale checks has been introduced. The process includes…
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Farming industry calls for glyphosate to be reauthorised amid crunch talks
Farming bodies across the EU have stepped up action to call for glyphosate to be re-authorised for fifteen years after the EFSA gave a positive…
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