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'Progressive' groups on look out for beef and lamb farmers
Recruitment has started for the next two groups of "forward-thinking" English beef and lamb farmers to be part of a new "progressive" groups. The two…
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Farmers achieve breakthrough in fight against 'indefensible' sheep dip fees
Coordinated action by the sheep sector has achieved a major breakthrough in the fight against "indefensible" sheep dip disposal fees. Work by the…
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Cruel treatment of sheep exposed in Scottish wool industry
The Scottish SPCA has received a formal complaint following the release of undercover footage showing sheep kicked in the face and beaten by wool…
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Liver fluke warning urges farmers to ‘keep on guard’
Sheep and cattle farmers have been told to "keep on guard" when it comes to the liver fluke threat risk this autumn. While liver fluke burdens on…
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Storm Callum washes away flock of 100 sheep in Wales
Around one hundred sheep have been washed away in Carmarthenshire after relentless rain and wind caused by Storm Callum. The sheep were washed away…
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Bluetongue virus detected in four sheep imported from France
Sheep farmers have been urged to remain vigilant after bluetongue virus was detected in a consignment of four sheep imported from France. The Animal…
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Dog Control Notices remain 'chronically underutilised'
Dog Control Notices remain "chronically underutilised" in parts of Scotland where the number of dog attacks on livestock remains high. NFU Scotland…
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'No deal' Brexit could lead to mass slaughter of mid-transit sheep
Sheep travelling to the continent could be killed en masse if the UK leaves the EU in the event of a 'no deal' Brexit scenario, it has been reported…
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Farmer set to export 'cutest sheep ever' after successfully breeding them
A farmer hopes to take the world by storm with the "cutest sheep ever" after successfully breeding them in New Zealand. Sally Strathdee and husband…
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Scottish sheep numbers down five year low due to poor weather
Poor weather affected the output of Scottish agriculture over the past year, with sheep numbers down to a five year low and difficulty in the cereal…
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