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First Milk announces July milk price boost
First Milk will raise its milk price for members from July, taking its standard manufacturing litre above 31ppl. The farmer-owned dairy co-operative…
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Defra confirms first SFI26 window to open from 30 June
Farmers can now review near-final SFI26 rules and actions ahead of the first application window opening from 30 June. Defra has published scheme…
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Egg processors warn Iran conflict is driving up costs
Egg product manufacturers are facing renewed cost pressure from rising energy, fuel and packaging prices, with the British Egg Products Association…
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Charity RABI offers £200 per child to help with school costs
Farming families are being urged to prepare for RABI’s Return to School Grant, with £200 available per child when applications open at 12pm on Monday…
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First Milk announces record £16.8m creamery investment
First Milk is to invest £16.8 million in its Lake District Creamery in Cumbria, marking the farmer-owned co-operative’s largest-ever single capital…
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Advisers warn farmers to fix RPA data before SFI rush
Farmers are being warned to prepare for the reopening of the Sustainable Farming Incentive or risk missing out when applications resume in June…
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RPA sets out 2026 Capital Grants rules as farmers told to get ready
Farmers in England are being urged to prepare for the 2026 Capital Grants offer, with applications set to close once available funding has been…
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European dairy giant set for launch as Arla-DMK deal clears
Arla Foods and DMK Group have secured final approval for a merger that will create a €20bn (£17.3bn) farmer-owned dairy cooperative representing…
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British farmers exposed by food tariff cuts, NFU warns
Farm leaders have warned that plans to suspend tariffs on more imported food products could undermine British farmers while doing little to ease…
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Whisky demand slowdown hits Scottish barley growers
Scottish arable farmers are facing uncertainty over 2026 malting barley contracts as weaker whisky demand reduces intake requirements across the…
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