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Government issues poultry housing order amid heightening bird flu scare
The Government has declared an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone requiring that all poultry must be kept indoors, or otherwise kept separate from wild…
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Sheep stolen from farm charity near Peterborough
Two Soay sheep have been stolen from a farming charity near Peterborough. The sheep, one of which was hand-raised, were taken overnight from…
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Suspended sentence for farmer whose cattle trampled man to death in Wiltshire
A farmer who was repeatedly warned to control his cows has been spared jail after a retired university professor was trampled to death in his field…
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Three-year research project looks at sensor technology for improved monitoring of insect pests
A new three-year research project to develop new sensor solutions for improved monitoring of agricultural insect pests has commenced. Bayer and…
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Farmers share stories twelve months on from worst floods in living memory
Twelve months on from the worst floods and storms to hit Cumbria and North Lancashire in living memory, a selection of farmers share their stories on…
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Petition calls for tougher penalties for fly-tipping, 'occurring far too frequently'
Farmers are being urged to sign a government petition that is aiming to impose tougher penalties on rural fly-tippers. New fixed penalty fines of up…
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Scottish council bans sky lanterns after NFU Scotland letter
A Scottish council has banned sky lanterns on its property and its events after the NFU Scotland wrote a letter about their impact on livestock…
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New case of high risk bird flu found in France prompts 7000 duck cull
France confirmed on Friday (2 December) an outbreak of severe bird flu on a duck farm in the southwest and said the virus was spreading in the…
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Storm Desmond one year on: Farmers still wait for emergency funding
Hundreds of farmers in areas that were badly affected by last winter's storms are still waiting to receive emergency funding to restore agricultural…
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Farmer dies after falling into silo on a farm
A man in his 60s has died after falling into a silo at a farm in Devon. Police, ambulance and fire crews were all called to the farm near Totnes on…
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