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Scottish upland areas risk 'abandonment' due to 'broken Brexit pledges'
Defra Secretary Michael Gove has been criticised by Scottish ministers for shattering Brexit campaign pledges to protect rural funding worth hundreds…
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Welsh government consultation on countryside 'highly concerning'
Farming union NFU Cymru has described a Welsh Government consultation on the countryside as 'highly concerning'. The Welsh Government consultation ‘…
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Gove: Brexit 'means leaving environmentally damaging and socially unjust' CAP
Defra Secretary Michael Gove has said Brexit would mean leaving behind the EU's 'environmentally damaging and socially unjust' Common Agricultural…
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Cumbria Police crack down on sheep theft with three-day operation
Police have carried out a three-day operation to tackle sheep theft and associated rural crime. FarmingUK revealed that in September alone, there has…
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Mental health in spotlight as young farmer took his own life after breakdown
A young farmer with mental health issues took his own life on the same day his dog was put down, an inquest has heard. Farmer Owen Warren Carlisle…
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Video: Farm-level crossing removed following fatal crash
A rural farm-level crossing where a man was killed as he drove across the railway line has been permanently removed by Network Rail. Elderly driver…
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Popular TV series This Farming Life looks for new farming families for series three
The hugely popular TV series This Farming Life is looking for new farming families in Scotland willing to share their everyday stories of life on the…
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Government urged not to put rural economy at disadvantage with 25-year environment plan
The Government has been urged not to put the rural economy at a disadvantage with its 25-year environment plan. The Natural Capital Committee has…
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Sheep racing event in North Yorkshire could be banned due to petition
Animal rights activists have again set up an online petition calling for the ban on a traditional sheep racing event, this time in North Yorkshire…
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Farmers relieved as Louth Cattle Market set to be refurbished rather than closed down
The council has decided that Louth Cattle Market is set to be refurbished rather than sold off for redevelopment, much to local farmers' relief. East…
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