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Farmers face possible four-fold rise in cost of firearms licence
Farmers and landowners are facing a possible four-fold rise in the cost of a firearms licence as part of the government's efforts to tackle the…
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Pig farmer aims to do one million press-ups for charity
A Yorkshire pig farmer who suffers with Parkinson’s disease is urging the public to join him in an ambitious challenge to complete one million…
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Police cancel charity tractor run due to health and safety concerns
A charity tractor run which was due to take place in Dartmouth has been cancelled by the police following health and safety concerns. The Dartmouth…
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Farm launches initiative to give new entrant their 'first big break'
A County Durham estate has launched an initiative designed to give a new entrant to farming their 'first big break'. The Lartington Estate says its…
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Rural voters starting to abandon Labour amid 'family farm tax'
Twice as many voters now say that Labour doesn’t 'understand or respect rural communities,' up from a third before the general election, a new poll…
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Number of lives lost on rural roads '70% higher' than on urban ones
Safety campaigners have launched a Code for Countryside Roads as new analysis shows there are 70% more deaths on rural roads than urban ones. The…
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Video: Farmer urges others to 'get checked' after blood test catches cancer
A farmer who was diagnosed with prostate cancer following a routine blood test has called for others to get checked as early as possible. Denys Fell…
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Morrisons rolls out 25% discount for farmers in all cafes
Morrisons is set to roll out a 25% discount for farmers in all its cafes every Tuesday in a show of support for the industry. On 'Tractor Tuesdays'…
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Farmers urged to 'act quickly' on signs of lung disease COPD
Farmers and farm workers are being encouraged to 'act quickly' on signs of the lung disease COPD due to respiratory exposures encountered on the…
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UK's largest goat milk producer donates £17,000 to charities
St Helen’s Farm, the UK’s largest goat’s milk producer, has extended its ‘goodness grants’ funding pot to donate almost £17,000 to charities across…
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