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Water saving urged as 'nationally significant' drought hits farms
Farmers and communities across England face mounting pressure as the National Drought Group declares the water shortage a “nationally significant”…
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Farmers on edge as government prepares to unveil new town sites
Farmers are being urged to prepare as the government gets ready to announce the locations for a major new towns programme – the largest housebuilding…
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Vivergo shutdown sparks fresh fears for UK biofuels and wheat growers
The NFU has issued an urgent plea to government after one of the UK’s two bioethanol plants, Vivergo in Hull, ceased taking wheat deliveries—raising…
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NFU sounds alarm on water crisis threatening UK food security
British farming faces a growing water crisis — and the NFU has launched an urgent national summit to tackle the deepening threats to food production…
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'Perfect storm' threatens UK agriculture, warns NFU
The NFU has issued a robust response to the government’s farm profitability review, warning that British agriculture is facing a “perfect storm” of…
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Inheritance tax will break Britain's farming backbone, NFU warns
The Labour government's proposed inheritance tax proposals threaten to shatter generations of farming families and undermine Britain’s food security…
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Back British veg or derail NHS Health Plan, growers warn
British growers are calling on the Health Secretary to put homegrown fruit and veg at the heart of England’s health revolution—or risk derailing the…
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ATV safety in the spotlight as on-farm accidents reach 600 in a year
Farming unions across the UK have joined forces to sound the alarm on ATV safety, urging farmers to take life-saving action as farm-related accidents…
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Muller’s £45m investment hailed as vote of confidence in UK dairy
A major £45 million investment by Muller into its Skelmersdale site has been hailed by the industry as a clear sign of confidence in the future of…
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East Anglia farmers win water reprieve after NFU pushes back on ban
Dozens of farmers in East Anglia are breathing a sigh of relief after urgent NFU action led to water restrictions being lifted – but the union is…
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