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Government slashes SFI options and caps payments at £100,000 in reset
Ministers have unveiled a streamlined Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), cutting the scheme from 102 actions to 71 and introducing a £100,000…
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Half of farms fail Environment Agency inspections as checks ramp up
More than half of farms inspected by the Environment Agency last year were found to be non-compliant, as the regulator steps up efforts to tackle…
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'Best time in decades' as funding window opens for Scottish organic farmers
Scottish farmers have just months to tap into funding described as the “best time in decades” to convert to organic production, as a key government…
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New 10-year plan targets deer damage to protect trees and farmland
One-third of England’s woodlands — including many on farmland and rural estates — are now estimated to be damaged by deer, prompting the government…
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EU-banned pesticides still used on UK farms as industry warns of £810m hit
Greenpeace Unearthed has found that pesticides banned in the EU over links to cancer and fertility harm remain approved for use on UK farms, as…
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Bayer moves to cap Roundup liability with $7.25bn deal
Bayer has announced a $7.25bn (£5.4bn) settlement plan aimed at capping its exposure to tens of thousands of US lawsuits alleging its Roundup…
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River Action takes NRW to court over poultry manure pollution
River Action has launched a judicial review against Natural Resources Wales (NRW) over permits allowing three intensive poultry units in Powys to…
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Scientists warn flowering-stage heat stress could devastate wheat production
Heatwaves hitting wheat crops during flowering could slash global harvests far more severely than drought in future, scientists have warned. New…
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Farmers brace for further flooding as heavy rain prolongs disruption
Farmers across southern England are bracing for further disruption as heavy rain threatens to prolong flooding on farmland and delay early spring…
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28 days of rain leave NI farmers facing slurry storage pressure
After 28 consecutive days of rain, slurry tanks are filling fast across Northern Ireland, leaving many farmers with no safe window to spread and…
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