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App-based approach set to transform how growers track yields
A major crop benchmarking scheme is being overhauled by the Processors and Growers Research Organisation (PGRO), with plans to make it simpler…
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Farmers rally for cancer cause in powerful Shrewsbury fundraiser
Farmers battling cancer — and those who have stood beside them — came together in force at Shrewsbury Auction Centre, turning a livestock market into…
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M&S unveils £2.1bn deal as supermarkets race to back British farmers
Marks & Spencer has committed £2.1 billion to British livestock farming, locking in decade-long supply deals to give producers greater security at a…
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Clock ticking on peat soils as new £4.5m farming grant unveiled
Farmers managing lowland peat could have just decades left to continue current practices, as a £4.5 million funding scheme launches to help safeguard…
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UK 'not prepared' for foot-and-mouth outbreak, vets warn
The UK may not be prepared for another foot-and-mouth outbreak, industry leaders have warned, as new cases emerge across Europe. Recent detections in…
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Farm-based training project eyes expansion after helping 1,000 people
A farm-based education project helping people into work is set to expand into Cheshire after supporting more than 1,000 people last year…
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Scottish food and farming sector lags behind in investment despite strong growth
Scotland’s £24bn food and drink sector — including thousands of farmers and producers — is being overlooked by investors despite record growth and…
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Tributes paid to Cumbrian dairy farmer as £300,000 raised for MND
More than £300,000 has been raised by the farming community in support of motor neurone disease (MND), in honour of Cumbrian dairy farmer Richard…
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Farm cost squeeze returns as 'agflation' surges to 7.6%
Farmers across the country are facing a renewed cost squeeze as soaring input prices collide with falling returns. According to Andersons…
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Sheep sector calls for rethink on upland grazing as wildfires burn
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has called for an “honest” debate on upland management as moorland fires burn across northern England. With…
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