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Welsh farming unions press new minister on funding and TB
Welsh farming unions have urged the new Welsh government to deliver long-term funding certainty and take urgent action on bovine TB amid growing…
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Somerset farmer trials underground biochar system to protect peat soils
A Somerset farmer is trialling an innovative underground drainage system using biochar in a bid to protect fragile peat soils, improve water…
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Severn Trent expands free bowser scheme for livestock farms
Livestock farmers facing increasing pressure from dry weather are being offered free water bowsers by Severn Trent to help protect supplies for…
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Farmers face major changes under tighter creosote timber rules
Farmers and fencing contractors could face major changes to timber supplies from 2027 under new restrictions tightening the use of creosote-treated…
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British farms face 'unviable' future as climate extremes intensify
British farms could become unviable in the worst years of climate disruption unless urgent action is taken to protect food production from heat…
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Farms must work with nature to survive, report warns
British farms risk becoming financially unsustainable unless agriculture adapts to climate and market pressures, a new report has warned. The Nature…
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Farmer fined after digestate spill kills more than 1,600 fish
A Cornish farmer has been fined after a digestate spill killed more than 1,600 fish and caused lasting damage to a protected river. Truro Magistrates…
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Defra tightens waste carrier checks after cow approved for permit
A cow approved for a waste carrier licence in less than three seconds has sparked a major government crackdown on rogue waste operators and…
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Northern Ireland farmers set for expanded Farming with Nature support
A major expansion of Northern Ireland’s Farming with Nature programme will open to farmers next month under plans unveiled by DAERA Minister Andrew…
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White-tailed eagles to return to Exmoor despite farming concerns
White-tailed eagles will return to Exmoor this summer under a controversial conservation scheme that supporters say will help restore a lost native…
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