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Winners announced for the BBC Food and Farming Awards 2016
The winners of the 16th BBC Food and Farming Awards have been announced at a prestigious ceremony held in Bristol. Some of the country’s best-known…
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Dog owners urged to keep lead on dogs or else risk prosecution
Dog walkers in Edinburgh and the Lothians are being urged to keep their dogs on a lead or under close control after a spate of sheep worrying attacks…
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Solar farms can 'significantly' boost biodiversity and potentially help pollination of surrounding crops
Solar farms can significantly boost local biodiversity, delivering benefits to wildlife and potentially even boosting pollination of surrounding…
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Financial plight of UK farmers highlighted in Prince's Countryside Fund survey
Stark research into the cash flow pressures faced by farmers is released by The Prince’s Countryside Fund today. The report was commissioned…
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Farmers' Union of Wales meet American counterparts to discuss Welsh agriculture
Farmers’ Union of Wales officials recently met with the United States Department of Agriculture to discuss the future of the Welsh agricultural…
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Nature reserve fire in Dorset caused by skylanterns as farming community re-iterates safety message
A Chinese lantern started a huge fire on a nature reserve in Dorset. Fire fighters were called to Hartland Moor near Wareham a few days ago to a…
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Scottish government delivers on pledge to pay struggling farmers nationally-funded payments
The Scottish Government has "virtually fulfilled" its pledge to ensure any Scottish farmers and crofters who had not received any support payment by…
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New report unleashes scathing attack on TTIP: 'Main winners will be US factory farms'
President Obama has headed home after talking up the value of the trade deal known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). If…
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AHDB releases 'Activity Review' to answer levy payers challenges and priorities
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has published a report on the ‘Activity Review’ it undertook last autumn and winter to…
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CLA tells MPs they can play vital role in radical reshaping of flood management
The CLA, the landowner organisation, has told MPs that they can play a vital role in encouraging Ministers to undertake a radical reshaping of…
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