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Working sheep farmer shares cancer story to encourage early diagnosis
A working Welsh sheep farmer has spoken publicly about her breast cancer diagnosis in a new awareness video, urging people in farming and rural…
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More than £7.9m invested in Northern Ireland's rural economy
More than £7.9 million has been invested in rural communities and businesses across Northern Ireland over the past year, as the Agriculture Minister…
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Unwritten promises can force farm partnership buy-outs, court rules
Family and farming partnerships operating on trust rather than paperwork have been put on notice after the Court of Appeal ruled that unwritten…
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Batters warns farming has two years to fix broken economic model
Baroness Batters warned MPs that farming has just two years to fix its economic model, as she delivered a series of stark messages to the EFRA…
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Farming risks burnout and staff loss without cultural shift, warns report
UK farming risks losing its future workforce unless it urgently changes how it treats and develops the people already working in the industry, a new…
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Nearly all farmers say government does not value farming, survey finds
Nearly every farmer surveyed believes the government does not value farming or recognise its contribution to society, according to new research. The…
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Lack of say on farms linked to poorer mental health for women
Women in farming who feel excluded from decision-making are significantly more likely to feel lonely and experience poorer mental well-being…
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Fully funded Nuffield scheme opens doors for next generation of farmers
Young people without a farming background are being offered a fully funded route into agriculture, as Nuffield Farming opens applications for its…
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Farmer to attempt Guinness World Record half marathon in wellies
A Welsh farmer is aiming to break a Guinness World Record this spring by running a half marathon in a pair of wellies. Neil Johnson, 47, from…
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Rural backlash as Holyrood ends rates relief for shoots and deer forests
Shoots and deer forests across Scotland are set to lose business rates relief from April next year, in a move rural groups say will hit fragile…
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