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Biomass boilers to save family farm over £7,000 a year
A saving of £20 a day in energy bills has paved the way for an award-winning, family-owned farm park in Tattershall, Lincolnshire, to expand its…
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Oxford-Cambridge Expressway 'will threaten' countryside and farms
Countryside campaigners have slammed the Government's preferred option for a new major road development, saying it will damage the environment and…
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Somerset farmers play 'vital role' in helping save rare birds
Somerset farmers are playing a vital role in helping save one of the world’s rarest birds from extinction by planning haying activities to avoid…
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Nature Friendly Farming Network Chair resigns citing clash of opinions
The Welsh Chair of Nature Friendly Farming Network has resigned citing differences of opinion on recognising potential impacts of policies on…
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Welsh farmers call for badger cull to be reinstated
Farmers have called for the badger cull to be reinstated in Wales following the release of figures which show the cull is having positive progress in…
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New £3m scheme to help farmers reduce ammonia emissions
A £3m scheme has been launched to help farmers reduce ammonia emissions from agriculture, which is responsible for 88 percent of all UK emissions…
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Intensive farming 'least bad option' for food production and environment
Intensive agriculture might be the “least bad” option for feeding the UK while saving its species and environment, say researchers. High-yield…
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Farmers can now receive woodland grants all-year round
The government has increased access for farmers and landowners to receive woodland creation grants, now available all year round. Applications are…
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'Green Brexit': Gove publishes long-awaited Agriculture Bill
The government has published the long-awaited Agriculture Bill which seeks to steer UK farm policy towards one which invests more in the environment…
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'Pioneering research' from Netherlands could help UK reduce farm pollution
British farmers visited the Netherlands to learn how the country has reduced ammonia emissions by making changes on farm. The visit formed part of an…
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