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Diversification remains 'essential' to long-term farm security
Slow economic growth and high inflation have emphasised the continuing importance of diversification for farms and rural estates, a new report says…
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Farmers to look out for serious tree pest after new outbreaks
Farmers and landowners are being urged to look out for the eight-toothed spruce bark beetle, a serious pest of spruce trees first found in 2018…
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NFU acquires property planning company Woolf Bond
The NFU has acquired planning company Woolf Bond as part of its strategy to bolster income and increase the offer for its farmer members. The union…
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SSSI management to be included in SFS universal baseline payment
The management of Wales' most environmentally significant land will now be included within the universal baseline payment of the Sustainable Farming…
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Proposed national park in Galloway slammed as 'unacceptable'
Scottish farm leaders have said they will continue to oppose the Scottish government's proposals for Galloway to become a new national park. The…
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Young entrant given chance to becoming farm business partner
A fifth generation Welsh sheep and beef farm has resolved a succession conundrum by bringing a young farmer into the business as a partner. Ben…
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Wild Justice to challenge 'over-grazing' of Dartmoor SSSIs
Wild Justice will challenge what it calls the 'over-grazing' of Dartmoor’s commons as part of a bid to bring heathland 'back into a favourable…
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Data shows increase in available farmland while market stabilises
A notable increase in farmland available for purchase in the second quarter of 2024 has created a more stable market, moving past the frenetic…
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Farmers urged to prepare for winter slurry storage after wet weather
Farmers are being encouraged to start their preparations now for winter slurry storage following a wet spring which has put pressure on slurry…
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Wide variability in farmland prices as supply rises to more 'normal levels'
The price of agricultural land in England is very variable, with arable land values ranging from £6,500/acre to a high of £17,000/acre during the…
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