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Marginal Areas can Drive Farm Profitability
The Government and farmers must do more to unlock the potential of marginal areas in the UK, it has been claimed. Anaerobic digestion (AD) specialist…
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Record year for Rugby Farmers Mart
A livestock market formed by 250 local farmers has brought the hammer down on its most successful year. The Rugby Farmers Mart (RFM) at Stoneleigh…
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Sheep sector must retain confidence, NFU warns
Confidence must be maintained within the sheep industry if it is to exploit global demand for British lamb, the National Farmers' Union has said…
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Defra warns of 2013 Schmallenberg return
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has warned the animal health sector that the Schmallenberg virus could return by 2013…
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Fluke season is 'just as bad as expected'
Recent heavy rains across the UK have maintained the high risk of liver fluke in sheep and cattle, and SCOPS Chairman Peter Baber has stressed the…
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Sheep scab to be a priority following inaugural conference
At the inaugural conference of the Sheep Health and Welfare Group (SHAWG) last week, a clear mandate was given to the group when the 224 attendees…
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Limited sheep stocking numbers 'putting biodiversity at risk'
UK governments should acknowledge the importance of sheep in conservation management, the National Sheep Association (NSA) has suggested. Limited…
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Competition key to livestock success - LAA chairman
The newly appointed chairman of the Livestock Auctioneers Association says he is looking forward to working hard to ensure livestock producers will…
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Livestock producers are under pressure says NFU
Beef and sheep farming cost pressures mean that most average producers are still making a loss before the single payment, the NFU said today…
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World record sheep dog price at Skipton
Robust trade for quality broken dogs, which averaged over £2,000, was once more evident at the autumn working sheep dog sale at Skipton Auction Mart…
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