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British growers face up to £169m hit from potato crop losses
More than 3.5 million tonnes could be wiped from potato production across Great Britain and four major European growers after drought and extreme…
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England needs 120% of normal rainfall to escape drought by spring
England needs around 120% of its typical rainfall over the next seven months to fully escape drought by spring, with farmers in some regions facing…
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New technology aims to turn slurry into fertiliser and reusable water
Farm slurry and digestate could become a more valuable source of fertiliser and reusable water as nutrient-recovery technology aims to help farmers…
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SFI spending surges to £738m as direct payments plunge
Spending on England’s Sustainable Farming Incentive surged to £738 million last year as direct farm payments fell by around two-thirds, highlighting…
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Waitrose adds regenerative farming logo to own-brand milk
Waitrose is putting a regenerative farming logo on all of its own-brand fresh milk from September, in what the retailer says is a UK supermarket…
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Scientists reject one-size-fits-all sheep stocking rate for Lake District
A widely cited sheep stocking rate of 0.5 ewes per hectare should not be treated as a blanket target across the Lake District fells, according to a…
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Yara opens Europe's largest carbon capture facility for fertiliser
Europe’s largest industrial carbon capture facility has opened at Yara’s Sluiskil fertiliser plant in the Netherlands, in a project expected to cut…
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Farmers still facing drought strain despite recent rainfall
Farmers across England continue to face water restrictions, hard soils and concerns over winter fodder as drought pressures persist despite recent…
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Welsh farmers seek slurry derogation as autumn deadline looms
Welsh farmers are calling for a temporary relaxation of slurry spreading restrictions after an exceptionally dry season left many farms short of…
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Mediterranean heat threatens key UK food supplies
More than £18 billion of food imported into the UK each year comes from Mediterranean countries increasingly exposed to extreme heat, raising fresh…
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