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Sedating calves during disbudding slows growth, study find
Sedating calves during disbudding slows their growth and may compromise welfare, new research from the Royal Veterinary College has revealed…
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Life ban for Notts farmer who left hundreds of animals to suffer
A Nottinghamshire farmer who left more than 450 animals to suffer in filthy, overcrowded pens has been jailed and banned from keeping animals for…
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Dame Angela Eagle vows to back food security on first farm tour
Dame Angela Eagle, the new farming minister, has pledged to put rural growth and food security at the forefront, as she kicked off her Defra role…
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'Food security is national security': Farm leaders call for action
Farm leaders, supermarket bosses and food processors have joined forces to demand government action to secure Britain’s food future, warning that…
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Essex farmer scammed out of £30k in fake tractor deal
An Essex farmer who lost nearly £30,000 in a bogus tractor deal has warned how easily criminals can trick victims after he was caught out by a cloned…
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Diversification becomes lifeline as crop margins collapse, report says
UK arable farmers are facing mounting losses in 2026, with falling grain prices and rising costs pushing many to depend on diversified income to keep…
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Waitrose sets 2027 deadline to go 100% free range on pork
Waitrose has announced plans to source all its own-label British pork from free range farms by 2027, in what it says is a global supermarket first…
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One breath can kill: Farmers warned over slurry gas dangers
Farmers under pressure to empty slurry tanks before the 15 October deadline are being told to plan ahead and not take chances, as safety officials…
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YouTube farmer to lead hunt for Downing Street's Christmas tree
The hunt for the Christmas tree destined for Downing Street will be led this year by South Yorkshire farmer and YouTube star Joe Seels. Seels, whose…
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New trials put biofungicides to the test against septoria in wheat
UK arable growers will soon gain access to the first independent field data on biofungicides, as AHDB launches pilot trials to tackle wheat’s most…
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