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Councillors reject 185-acre solar farm on Nottinghamshire farmland
Plans for a 185-acre solar farm on agricultural land near a Nottinghamshire conservation village have been unanimously rejected by councillors…
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Gamekeepers warn rural workers are being 'pushed off the land'
Gamekeepers across England and Wales fear for their jobs, homes and future livelihoods as mounting policy pressure intensifies across the rural…
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Clarkson expands Diddly Squat brand with major Ocado partnership
Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat Farm Shop is heading into online grocery aisles nationwide through a new partnership with Ocado aimed at supporting…
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Highland and Island farmers to benefit from abattoir expansion
Remote farmers and crofters across the Highlands and islands will soon find it easier to get livestock processed, as Mull Slaughterhouse & Butchery…
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Rare Elan Valley farm tenancies open for first time in years
Four farm tenancies on one of Wales’s most iconic rural estates are being released for the first time in years, opening up a rare opportunity for…
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Farmer takes on 268-mile trek to support farming mental health
A Scottish farmer is set to take on a gruelling 268-mile trek across some of Britain’s toughest terrain to raise funds for agricultural mental health…
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Race to save organic farm as community raises £270,000
A community campaign to save an organic Shropshire farm has entered a decisive phase, with more than £270,000 raised as locals race to secure the…
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Fly-tippers face driving bans in crackdown on rural dumping
Fly-tippers could soon lose their driving licences under tougher new powers aimed at tackling illegal dumping on farmland and in rural communities…
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New entrant scheme launches 61-acre Dales farm opportunity
A rare opportunity to enter farming in the Yorkshire Dales has been launched, with a fully equipped starter farm being offered to new entrants under…
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Farm divorces outstrip City splits in complexity, new data shows
Britain’s most complex divorces are increasingly playing out in the countryside, as farm assets and family businesses prove harder to divide than…
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