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Farmers who deposit mud on road 'potentially liable for range of offences'
North Yorkshire Council have warned farmers they are "potentially liable for a range of offences" if they deposit mud on roads. After receiving…
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England urged to follow Wales in outright sky lantern ban
Calls have been made for England to follow Wales’ lead as all Welsh council land have now been designated a ‘no fly zone’ for sky lanterns. The…
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'Mind your Head': Campaign looks at mental wellbeing within farming industry
A campaign that focuses on mental wellbeing in the farming industry has been launched amid increasing levels of depressing within the industry. 'Mind…
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Farmers receive funding to improve 4550ha of natural Hampshire landscape
A group of twenty farmers in Hampshire are working together to improve the natural environment across 4550 hectares of farmland in the Wallop Brook…
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Event held in memory of farmer who tragically died raises £7300 for charity
An event held in memory of a Northern Irish farmer who died due to a farm machinery accident has raised over £7,300 for relief and development…
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Council-run care farm to receive £350,000 investment
A council-run farm which supports people with learning disabilities will receive a £353,000 investment to further enhance its farming and…
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Farmers can play ‘vital role’ in protecting British hedgehog
At least half the population of native British hedgehogs has been lost from the British countryside over 20 years, with intensive agriculture being…
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Welsh farmers are 'second class citizens' when it comes to broadband access
More must be done to stop Welsh farmers being ‘second class citizens’ when it comes to accessing superfast broadband and mobile technology, according…
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Armed police scramble to farm after farmer mistakes stuffed toy for tiger
Armed police attended a farm in Scotland to reports of a tiger in a farmer's shed, only to discover the animal was in fact a stuffed toy. Police…
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England's planning policy on homes for retiring farmers 'must catch up' with rest of UK
England’s planning policy on homes for retiring farmers must catch up with the rest of the United Kingdom before Brexit changes take effect, the CLA…
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