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Farmer handed suspended jail term after hundreds of scrap cars found
A farmer has been handed a suspended prison sentence after hundreds of scrap vehicles and tonnes of illegally stored waste were discovered across…
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Red diesel costs soar 50% in a year as farmers face autumn squeeze
Red diesel prices have risen by more than 50% in a year, according to new industry estimates, leaving farmers facing significantly higher machinery…
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Nine in ten tenant farmers fear struggle to secure extra borrowing
Nine in ten tenant farmers seeking additional finance expect difficulty securing it, as new survey findings reveal mounting cashflow pressures…
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90 farm emergencies a year spark life-saving training drive in Wales
Emergency medical teams attend around 90 farming-related incidents every year in Wales, prompting a new drive to equip farmers with life-saving…
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UK backs £54m biosecurity research drive to tackle livestock diseases
New livestock vaccines and measures to tackle antibiotic resistance on farms will form part of a £54 million government-backed research programme…
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£15m farm investment grants set to reach NI farmers
Northern Ireland farmers will begin receiving the first £15 million worth of offers under a major new farm investment scheme from Thursday, with…
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Young motorcyclist killed in crash with tractor near South Molton
A man in his 20s has died after his motorcycle was involved in a collision with a tractor on a rural road near South Molton, Devon. Emergency…
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New research aims to stop European crop diseases reaching Britain
Scientists are stepping up efforts to protect UK potatoes, sugar beet, carrots and grapevines from bacterial diseases spreading across Europe before…
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136 hectares of farmland to be rewetted in Great Fen project
Work has begun to rewet 136 hectares of former wheat and potato land in Cambridgeshire, as a major new trial seeks to show whether peat restoration…
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Five young people offered funded route into agri-drone careers
Five Young Farmers’ Club members are being offered fully funded training to enter Britain’s agricultural drone sector through a new scholarship worth…
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