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Lynx release could threaten rural livelihoods, warn National Sheep Association
Releasing lynx in a rural community near Kielder Forest would have a 'detrimental impact' on livelihoods, the National Sheep Association has warned…
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Country show importance reinforced as visitors spend £11m in Lincolnshire
A whopping £11 million was spent in and around Lincoln by visitors to this year’s Lincolnshire Show, according to new research. The two-day event…
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Leave co-chairman attacks 'scaremongering' stories over post-Brexit farming
Claims that the British farming industry will be worse off after Brexit due to lack of seasonal labour has been dismissed as 'scaremongering.' Leave…
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No return to Irish border posts, UK government insists
Britain is promising the Irish Government there will be no 'hard border' after Brexit, after rising tensions between the two governments. A document…
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EU agriculture chief hits out at UK 'delusion' over Brexit
EU commissioner for agriculture Phil Hogan has hit out at a 'high level of delusion' in the UK over Brexit. Mr Hogan called for Britain to remain in…
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NFU Cymru to fund legal costs of member tangled in commoner feud
Farming union NFU Cymru has agreed to fully fund a case being brought against one of its members, regarding the principle of common rights in Wales…
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Protest letters sent to council before major pig farm decision
A company behind plans to build five pig units in Co Londonderry has defended the proposals amid letters and petitions against it. Causeway Coast and…
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Brexit presents 'unprecedented opportunity' for UK trade, says Australian farm groups
Brexit could provide sectors of Australian agriculture with an 'unprecedented opportunity' to enhance trading relationships between the two countries…
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Merial vets put their best foot forward for Farm Africa
A group of 100 farm vets and staff from Merial Animal Health have walked over 26,000 miles, which is more than twice the length of the Great Wall of…
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'Countryside under siege': Cost of rural crime rises sharply in first half of 2017
Latest figures released today (14 August) reveal that despite a 4% drop last year, the cost of rural theft has risen sharply in the first half of…
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