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Power tools and quad bikes top 'most stolen farm equipment in 2015'
Quad bikes and tools top the list of the most stolen items from farms in the last year, and farm managers can do more to prevent this plague from…
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Sheep industry can play 'positive role' in flood prevention
The National Sheep Association (NSA) is calling for a holistic and balanced approach to flood mitigation – and one that involves the sheep industry…
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AHDB gives tips for managing pastures after floods
Assessing the sward, soil and infrastructure after flooding will be key to getting grazing and silage areas growing in 2016, says AHDB Beef & Lamb…
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Cold snap on its way as snow and frost forecast for UK
The UK is bracing itself for a cold blast over the coming week when temperatures will drop below freezing, bringing widespread snow and frosts. The…
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Duo jailed for £35,000 sheep rustling crime
Two farm workers, Thomas Redfern and Andrew Piner, who stole livestock worth more than £35,000 from farms in Lancashire and Yorkshire, have been…
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Farmers could be held legally responsible for building collapses, warns Building Association
Following the recent spate of bad weather, the Rural and Industrial Design and Building Association (RIDBA) has warned farmers to ensure their…
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Plan to pay farmers in England to allow land to be flooded
Farmers in England could be paid for allowing their land to be flooded, the government has stated. The NFU said it would back the plan, intended to…
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NFU reacts to Defra announcements on flooding and funding
The NFU says the Secretary of State for Defra Liz Truss has addressed just a part of the package of solutions needed to reduce flood risk in allowing…
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Farmers are urged to consider consequences of industrialised processes at Oxford conference
An agricultural revolution that would change the way we eat is being plotted in Oxford this week. More than 700 farmers and agricultural experts will…
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'Rural businesses must be given tools to succeed in 2016', says CLA
CLA President Ross Murray looks forward to 2016 in a newly released statement explaining businesses in rural areas must be given tools to succeed…
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