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Cornish farmer to release beavers in attempt to tackle flooding
A Cornish farmer has a plan to release two beavers in an attempt to tackle flooding and improve water quality. Farmer Chris Jones, whose land lies…
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Rustlers steal 21 sheep in Sperrin mountains, Northern Ireland
Police are investigating a second theft of sheep, this time 21 sheep stolen, in the Sperrin mountains, Northern Ireland. Twenty-one black faced…
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Beef dinner event raises £3000 for farming charity
Seventy guests attended a beef dinner at The London Beach Hotel, near Tenterden, to support Great British Beef Week . The beef dinner included beef…
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Farmer faces £250,000 clean up bill after dump waste scam
A Lincolnshire farmer is facing a bill of £250,000 after he was conned into housing tonnes of waste on his land. Four sites across Lincolnshire have…
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YFC Queen and Farmer of the Year donate £1,000 to charity
Two young farmers from Wales have donated £1,000 to the farming charity R.A.B.I. Bethan Fflur Roberts, Ceredigion YFC Queen, and Dewi Jenkins, Young…
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Welsh Government urged to help farmers protect natural landscapes
A report on Wales’ future landscapes has been published, urging Welsh Government to help landowners and farmers on issues of biodiversity, access and…
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Councils failing to protect countryside, campaigners say
The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has said councils are failing to apply planning guidance that is designed to protect the British…
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Farmers urged to get involved in this year's Open Farm Sunday
On Sunday 11th June 2017 hundreds of farms across the UK will throw open their gates to welcome the public and showcase the fascinating world of…
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Theresa May urged to focus on farm welfare, not fox hunting repeal
Prime Minister Theresa May has announced she hopes to bring back fox hunting, renewing a pledge to hold a free vote on overturning the 2004 ban…
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General election: Better deal for Scottish farming needed, NFU Scotland says
Ahead of the 'Brexit election' next month, NFU Scotland has used its manifesto to call for the next UK government to deliver a good deal for…
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