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Sheep rustlers steal 100 sheep worth £13,000 near Falkirk
Sheep rustlers have stolen almost 100 sheep, worth just under £13,000 in a farm near Falkirk, Scotland. The livestock was taken from a farm in Denny…
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Brexit: Future of Welsh upland farming 'hanging in the balance'
The Brexit vote has led to the future of upland farming in Wales 'hanging in the balance', according to the sector. Organisers of a conference will…
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Marks and Spencer commits to supplying 100 per cent Scotch lamb this year
Retailer Marks & Spencer has committed to supply 100 per cent Scotch lamb throughout the year. A new market has opened up for as many as 12,000 extra…
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Eighteen sheep dead in East Sussex after being panicked onto road by dogs
Eighteen sheep have died after apparently being panicked into running on to a road by dogs in a suspected sheep worrying incident. The sheep, all…
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'I won't hesitate in shooting dogs' says farmer after sheep worrying attack
Recent rises in sheep worrying cases caused by dogs has led one farmer in Herefordshire to say that he won't 'hesitate in shooting in future'. Posted…
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Next few years 'critical': Sheep industry to focus on growing domestic market
The next two years are 'critical' for the Scottish sheep industry, outgoing chair of the National Sheep Association has said as she urged more people…
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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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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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Waitrose rebrands 'British' ready-meals which use New Zealand lamb
Waitrose has responded to concerns over confusing labels on some of its lamb ready meals. The meals are branded ‘Waitrose British’ and include…
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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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