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Government-funded biomass initiative for UK farms soon launches
A new £4.8m project funded by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to increase biomass crops grown in the UK will soon…
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Free training and low drift spray nozzles for Midland farmers
Severn Trent is inviting farmers to learn about improving spray efficiencies in a series of virtual workshops in December, January and February. The…
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Improvements to flock productivity help sheep farm with carbon efficiency
Exceeding targets for ewe efficiency and lamb growth rates is helping a Welsh sheep farm to become more carbon efficient. Hendre Ifan Goch, near…
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Yorkshire farmer secures funds to develop new cover crops guide
An ambitious new project launched by a Yorkshire farmer intends to help other farmers to unlock improvements to soil health at a crucial time for…
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Farmers want funding to extend hedgerow network, says survey
There is overwhelming support among farmers for the government to introduce a target to expand the country’s hedgerow network, according to a survey…
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Farmers urged to respond to MPs' inquiry into species reintroduction
MPs have launched an inquiry into species reintroduction as well as how to manage any conflicts with farmers and other land users. The Environment…
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Anglian Water fined £560,000 after Essex river polluted with sewage
Anglian Water has been fined over £560,000 after a treatment plant failure let millions of litres of sewage into a river killing invertebrate and…
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Farmers 'running out of patience' with ELM delays, CLA warns
The government has been told farmers are 'running out of patience' due to 'unacceptable' delays to the rollout of the Environmental Land Management…
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Skye farmers and crofters hailed for boosting corncrake numbers
An annual survey of corncrakes in Scotland has recorded an increase in the number of calling males on Skye thanks to the help of local farmers and…
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Project to radically improve how poultry farm interacts with environment
A new project is underway to radically improve how a Herefordshire poultry farm interacts with the local environment. The joint wetland venture…
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