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Grower confidence at stake as Frontier weighs in on Defra contract plans
Frontier Agriculture has told Defra that confidence for growers must be strengthened if changes to combinable crops contracts are to work in…
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Emergency bid to keep mancozeb fails, GB Potatoes confirms
Potato growers will head into the 2026 season without access to mancozeb after industry efforts to secure emergency approval for its continued use…
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UK–EU food trade deal risks harming farmers without safeguards, MPs say
Farmers and food producers risk being undercut and overburdened unless ministers secure key exemptions and allow enough time for change in any future…
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Europe's first precision-bred oilseed rape heads to UK farms
Europe’s first precision-bred oilseed rape is set to be grown on commercial farms under a new £2.5m UK research project launched this week. The…
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Government-backed nutrient planning tool launches
Farmers facing rising fertiliser costs and tighter environmental rules are being offered a new option to improve nutrient planning with the launch of…
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Antibiotic use on dairy farms falls as new industry targets already met
UK dairy farmers are cutting antimicrobial use faster than expected, meeting newly agreed industry targets just months after they were introduced…
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Shearer visa refusal sparks warning of UK labour shortfall this spring
A looming shortage of skilled sheep shearers this spring could leave millions of UK sheep without timely shearing after the Home Office refused to…
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Quality Meat Scotland launches campaign to boost footfall for local butchers
Quality Meat Scotland has launched a new marketing campaign aimed at driving footfall to local butchers and strengthening demand for quality-assured…
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Only four retailers rule out chlorinated chicken as shoppers demand clarity
Seven of the UK’s largest supermarkets have responded to calls from more than 100,000 shoppers to rule out selling chlorinated chicken, although only…
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Farmers face sharp mast rent cuts as government extends 5G reforms
Farmers face sharp cuts to income from mobile phone masts after the government confirmed it will extend controversial 5G rent reforms to thousands of…
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