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Wet summers lead to barn blazes
Wet summer weather over the last two years has led to at least five major farm blazes caused by spontaneous combustion worth a total of £130,000…
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RSPCA accused of bullying after badger cull threats
The NFU has accused the RSPCA of hypocrisy after farmers were warned they could lose their valued Freedom Foods status if they supported or allowed…
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FUW urges farmers to use rodenticides correctly
Farmers’ Union of Wales’ land use and parliamentary committee chairman Gavin Williams today urged farmers to consider their on-farm rat control…
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Scottish farmers 'to help clear roads' this winter
Transport Scotland, the National Farmers Union and local authorities have agreed a national code of practice to make better use of farmers’ support…
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Mexican avian flu 'nightmare' as 25m birds lost
Two leaders of the Mexican egg industry have spoken of their "nightmare" after an estimated 25 million laying birds were lost in an outbreak of avian…
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Air pollution 'is a forgotten public health crisis'
Poor air quality has been found to cause 29,000 premature deaths in the UK each year. Meanwhile the Government is failing to recognise the impact of…
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Farm fire checks launched after claims triple
Montgomeryshire NFU Cymru has joined with Mid and West Wales Fire Service to launch a new free service to reduce the number of farm fires. The…
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Beware of dangers of working with slurry, unions warn
Farming associations are warning of the dangers of working with slurry following the deaths of three members of a farming family in Northern Ireland…
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Workplace accident scheme could cost firms £43.7m
New laws designed to recover the estimated £44 million annual cost of investigating workplace accidents could cost Scottish businesses thousands of…
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Liver fluke prevalence at very high levels
Farmers are being warned about a “very high” prevalence of liver fluke disease across the UK in the latest National Animal Disease Information…
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