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Dogs kill and injure sheep at East Sussex nature reserve
Dogs at a popular nature reserve in East Sussex have attacked sheep, killing and injuring more than four. Four grazing ewes have been killed and more…
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Protection Zone around infected bird flu premises in Lincolnshire lifted
The Protection Zone around the infected bird flu premises near Louth, in Lincolnshire, confirmed on 16 December 2016 , has been lifted by the…
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'Don’t fall into the farm fatality statistic this year,' farming union warns
Agriculture is known to be one of the most dangerous professions, which often sees farmers and farm workers working in solitude, challenging weather…
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Scientists link 'very low doses' of glyphosate to liver disease in rats
A new study published today (9 January) has shown that the glyphosate-based Roundup herbicide causes non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in rats at…
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Nine cases of bird flu reported at Dorset swannery
It has been reported that nine dead swans have been tested positive for bird flu at Abbotsbury Swannery in Dorset. The swannery was also hit by the…
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Lincolnshire police appeal for information as twenty-six sheep killed on farm
Police are appealing for information after twenty-six sheep were killed on a farm in Lincolnshire. The incident happened in Market Rasen next to the…
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Thieves steal £2,000 worth of meat from East Sussex farm shop
Thieves have stolen £2,000 worth of meat in a farm shop near Hartfield, East Sussex. Police believe that the meat raid on the farm shop near…
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North Yorkshire Police issue warning to farm vehicle owners after spate of thefts
Police are warning quad bike and Land Rover owners in North Yorkshire to take steps to protect their vehicles, after a spate of thefts. Over the…
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Save the bees: Environmental groups calls for neonicotinoid ban to be extended to wheat
Environmental charity Friends of the Earth has published a new report today (Thursday January 5) at the Oxford Real Farming Conference warning that…
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Farming most dangerous profession in Ireland, new figures say
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) of Ireland has confirmed that farming is the country's most dangerous profession. 21 people have lost their…
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