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Rural England contributes £259bn but is still held back, Defra warns
Rural communities must no longer be treated as an afterthought, the government has said as it pledged to embed countryside needs across Whitehall and…
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Welsh farmers fund equivalent of 18 air ambulance missions
The Farmers’ Union of Wales has raised £65,000 for Wales Air Ambulance Charity — equivalent to the cost of 18 missions. The money was collected…
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More Welsh farmers wanted to champion farm safety
More farmers and agricultural workers are being sought to join Wales’s Farm Safety Ambassador network and help prevent serious accidents across the…
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Labour told to put farming at heart of economic reset
Closing rural England’s productivity gap could generate an estimated £22.5 billion in additional economic output, according to a report urging Labour…
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The Archers-linked farm putting community back at its heart
A Worcestershire farm associated with the origins of The Archers is rebuilding its future around community ownership, direct food sales and a…
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New cancer guide offers lifeline to Welsh farming families
A new Welsh-English guide created by farmers with experience of cancer will be launched at the Royal Welsh Show to help farming families cope with…
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Cow-sharing scheme uses cattle to tackle Welsh wildfire risk
Cattle are being used to help fight wildfire risk on one of Wales’s rarest landscapes, as a community grazing scheme tackles flammable vegetation and…
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£13bn Devon data centre plan delayed amid farmland concerns
A proposed £13bn data centre and battery storage scheme on north Devon farmland has been delayed after growing concern over its scale, countryside…
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Free prostate cancer checks offered to farmers at NSA Sheep Event
Free prostate cancer checks will be offered to farmers and rural workers at this year’s NSA Sheep Event as part of a campaign to improve diagnosis in…
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NFU urges action as small abattoirs disappear from rural Britain
Britain’s shrinking network of small abattoirs is leaving livestock farmers with fewer routes to market and raising fresh concerns over the future of…
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