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Police raid Irish border farms after livestock rustling incidents
Officials are inspecting around 300 animals after a north-south Irish raid on a border farm suspected of being involved in livestock rustling. The…
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Farmers do not want 'additional burden' over Government's public access to outdoor recreation plan
Welsh farmers have responded to the Government's 'better and fairer' approach to public access for outdoor recreation, saying it should not place any…
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Herefordshire Council ordered to reveal report into smallholding sale after critical response from NFU
Herefordshire Council has been ordered to reveal sections of a report which show that it was advised to sell off only part of its smallholdings…
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'Psychopathic' killer shoots dead a third of a farmer's sheep herd in Essex
A third of a farmer's sheep herd has been found dead as Police fear they were killed by a 'psychopathic' killer wielding a gun. The attack happened…
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Farmer dies after his Land Rover is hit at a level crossing in Gloucestershire
A farmer and his dog died at a level crossing in Frampton Mansell, Gloucestershire on Tuesday (7 February). Colin Cameron, aged 60, died when his…
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Brexit: FFA chairman 'angry' over Welsh rural secretary's comments on sheep industry
Farm leaders and ministers who claimed that the British sheep industry would be 'destroyed' by free trade deals with New Zealand 'need to get their…
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Jersey farmers told to meet new standards or have subsidies cut
Jersey farmers are being told to meet new standards or have their government subsidies cut. The Jersey Government is introducing a new plan to help…
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15 lambs stolen and some mutilated on farm in Flintshire, Wales
Sheep rustlers have stolen more than a dozen lambs from a farm in Flintshire, North East Wales. North Wales Police's rural crime team are…
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UK employers suffering recruitment challenges as EU migrant labour falls
Labour and skills shortages are starting to bite in UK sectors which employ a high number of migrants, according new research. A survey by the…
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Hampshire's Countryside Service to help Police in new partnership to tackle rural crime
Hampshire County Council’s Countryside Service will provide extra eyes and ears to support Hampshire Constabulary’s Country Watch as part of a new…
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