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Farm group produces calendar highlighting benefits of grass-fed
A farm group has produced a calendar for 2018 with its aim to highlight fresh local grass-fed meat and dairy produce. The Pasture-Fed Livestock…
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Hungry tractor driver who drove to city looking for pizza arrested
A man has been arrested for drink-driving after taking his tractor into the town centre to buy some late-night pizza. Cumbria Police Officers were…
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BBC’s Farmers’ Country Showdown returns for second series
BBC One farming programme The Farmers’ Country Showdown is to return for a second series. Due to broadcast this winter, the series will once again…
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2017 has been an 'unprecedented' year of crofting activity, farming union states
There has been a substantial increase in Scottish crofters joining farming union NFU Scotland, making 2017 an unprecedented year of activity around…
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Universal Service Obligation to deliver high speed broadband across UK
The Government has confirmed today that universal high speed broadband will be delivered by a regulatory Universal Service Obligation (USO). An offer…
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Thirty-one police forces join farmers in stamping out hare coursing
Efforts have been ramped up to rid the countryside of hare coursing, as thirty-one police forces join farmers in stamping the practice out…
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NFU adviser walks one million steps in aid of farming charities
A National Farmers' Union adviser will take the final steps of her one million walk today in aid for two farming charities. A desire to break the…
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Retired farmers get together in bid to highlight mental health in countryside
A new project which gets retired farmers together in a bid to encourage socialisation and highlight the issues of mental health in the countryside…
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NFU highlights poor mobile coverage and broadband connectivity
The National Farmers Union has held talks over the issue of poor mobile coverage and broadband connectivity many people in rural areas receive. Karen…
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Half of all redundant farm building conversions refused, figures show
Landowners have called for 'much needed' homes to be built in rural areas as local planning authorities are preventing applications, statistics show…
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