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Nationwide competition celebrates best of British farm life
A nationwide competition which aims to celebrate the best of British farm life has found a winner. Certas Energy challenged people in the UK to…
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Getting out of CAP means farmers will be 'better protected', says Defra minister Gove
There are 'huge opportunities' in being out of the European Union for the fishing and farming industry, newly appointed Defra minister Michael Gove…
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Quarter of a million people participate in Open Farm Sunday
The public showed its support for British farming en masse last weekend with over a quarter of a million people visiting farms for LEAF Open Farm…
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Sacrewell Farm receives £21k funding to help children learn about farming
Popular tourist destination Sacrewell Farm is to receive funding to a value of £21,240 from a community fund to create a farm camp so children can be…
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Rewilding: Biggest release of water voles announced around Northumberland
Around 325 water voles will be released into Kielder Forest in Northumberland this summer in what is the biggest reintroduction of 'Ratty' in the UK…
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Balance of risk shifts towards farmer in Contract Farming Agreements
Farm businesses tendering to become a contractor are seeking greater certainty about the income they will receive from the venture and are striking…
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Police 'not responding effectively' to dog attacks on livestock, says NSA chief
Police forces are 'not responding effectively' to dog attacks on livestock, according to the National Sheep Association (NSA). A new survey taken by…
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29,000 people sign up to Facebook event calling for wheat field trespass
Around 29,000 people have signed up to a Facebook event which encourages trespassing through fields of wheat in Norfolk. Ever since Theresa May's…
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I will 'listen and learn' to farmers over Brexit concerns, says Gove
Michael Gove has told BBC Radio 4 he will 'listen and learn' from the farming community after being appointed Defra secretary on Sunday (11 June)…
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Farmer forced to pour slurry on field to stop illegal ravers 'furious with police'
A Cambridgeshire farmer who poured slurry on land to stop it being used by illegal ravers has said he was forced to act after police 'stood around…
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