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Crowd-funding campaign launched to help raise money for victim of sheep worrying
A crowd-funding campaign to help raise money for a farmer who has been the victim of the worst case of sheep worrying in living memory has managed to…
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Targeted tree planting to combat flooding welcomed by landowners
A study has shown that strategic planting of trees on floodplains, could reduce the height of flooding in towns downstream by up to 20 per cent. The…
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NI agriculture minister announces emergency flooding assistance for farms
Agriculture Minister Michelle O'Neill today announced an emergency financial aid package to help non-domestic organisations impacted by the recent…
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Over 100 sheep killed in 'worst case in living memory'
More than 100 sheep have been killed in a suspected dog attacked described as the UK's worst case of sheep-worrying in living memory. The discovery…
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Farmers urged to watch out for illegal counterfeit pesticides
As farmers start to get back out onto their fields for spring spraying it’s important to be vigilant for illegal and counterfeit pesticides being…
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New rural crime initiative launched in Northern Ireland with backing of Justice Minister
A new rural crime tool is being launched in the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon area to tackle the problem of theft of agricultural items such…
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71 year old farmer airlifted to hospital after being crushed by cattle
A Cumbrian farmer from Kirkby Stephen has been airlifted to hospital after suffering serious injuries from cattle. The 71-year-old male was crushed…
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Co-formulants of glyphosate herbicides shown to 'interfere with human hormone system', according to new study
In a new French-Hungarian study , the co-formulants of glyphosate herbicides are shown to be endocrine disruptors, i.e. to interfere with the human…
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Stamping out rural crime with Kubota’s RTV-X900
Law-breakers across rural Oxfordshire villages are thinking twice before carrying out agricultural and construction machinery thefts or taking part…
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Teenage farm worker dies clearing blockage in grain bin
A farm has been sentenced after a young man was killed while trying to clear a blockage in a grain bin in Hawick. Jedburgh Sheriff Court heard how…
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