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Rural voices warn against 120-mile pylon plan across Scotland
A major backlash is building across rural Scotland after more than 2,200 objections were lodged against plans for a 120-mile powerline that farmers…
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£3 million support fund announced for Welsh organic farmers
Organic farmers in Wales are set to receive a major financial boost, with the Deputy First Minister announcing £3 million in support payments for…
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Union says ammonia red tape is strangling NI farm progress
Northern Ireland farm development is being strangled by environmental red tape, the Ulster Farmers’ Union has warned, accusing the government of…
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Defra signals 2026 SFI relaunch amid calls for certainty on payments
Defra Secretary Emma Reynolds has signalled that the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) will reopen in the first half of 2026, amid fresh calls for…
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Trees vs food? Forestry leaders say the real future is both
A future in which Britain must squeeze more from every acre will depend less on choosing between trees and food and more on learning how to make them…
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New directory cuts through green funding maze for farmers
Amid rising frustration over chaotic green funding schemes, farmers now have a new lifeline: a directory designed to make sense of an increasingly…
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Tesco calls for unified UK farm data framework in biggest baselining drive yet
Tesco has warned the UK must fix its fragmented farm data system, launching a major new programme to help farmers measure soil, water and nature at…
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NFU urges caution as UK weighs up methane-cutting cow feed additives
British dairy farmers are being urged to take a measured, evidence-based approach to methane-reducing feed additives, as the NFU releases updated…
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Drought set to drag into 2026, NFU urges action to protect food production
Farmers are being urged to brace for another year of extreme dry conditions, as new analysis warns England could face widespread drought lasting well…
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Precision Breeding Act ushers in new era for British farmers, say MPs
Farmers across England could soon see new crop varieties that yield more, resist disease and rely less on chemical inputs, as the Precision Breeding…
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