Environment
Solar farm row deepens as farmers offered £50k to stay quiet
A developer behind plans for the UK’s largest solar farm has admitted a mistake after letters offering farmers up to £50,000 on condition they did…
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'Intolerable' pollution regulations leave Welsh farmers struggling
Farmers in Wales say they are being pushed to breaking point by “intolerable” water quality rules, after the Welsh government again refused to ease…
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Labour and Plaid block Tory push to scrap Sustainable Farming Scheme
Labour and Plaid Cymru have voted down a Conservative call to scrap Wales’s Sustainable Farming Scheme, despite claims from opponents that it will…
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Defra figures reveal England's second worst harvest in history
England has endured its second worst harvest on record, with new Defra figures revealing yields far below expectations after one of the warmest…
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Bread supply blow: UK reliant on record wheat imports after poor harvests
Months of relentless rainfall followed by scorching droughts have made managing crops “impossible”, leaving many growers fearing for the resilience…
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High Court to hear biggest UK pollution claim over River Wye
The High Court has formally received a legal claim involving almost 4,000 people, who allege that poultry producers and a water company are…
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Wales grants beavers protected status despite farmer concern
Farmers have raised alarm after the Welsh government confirmed that European beavers will gain full legal protection as a native species, despite…
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Farmer ordered to pay out £7,000 after slurry spill pollutes river
A farmer from Gloucestershire has been ordered to pay more than £7,000 after slurry from his farm polluted the River Swilgate, killing fish and…
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Farm leaders hit back at EAT-Lancet call to slash red meat
British farmers have hit back at the 2025 EAT-Lancet Commission report, insisting that sweeping calls to slash red meat consumption ignore the UK’s…
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Closed periods for manure spreading set to begin across Wales
Farmers in Wales face new restrictions on spreading high-nitrogen manures this autumn, as closed periods under the country’s pollution control rules…
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