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Fresh fears as more rye-grass shows signs of glyphosate resistance
Fresh fears over weed control have emerged after more Italian rye-grass populations in the UK were found to be potentially resistant to glyphosate…
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NFU pushes ministers to scrap biofuel crop cap
The government has agreed to review key biofuel policies after years of NFU lobbying, opening the door to scrapping the cap on crop-based fuels and…
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Defra urged to act as Countryside Stewardship ends for thousands
The government is under pressure to act as thousands of Countryside Stewardship (CS) agreements come to an end this December, leaving many farmers…
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Calderdale Council's meat ban slammed as food waste mounts
Calderdale Council is facing renewed criticism over its decision to impose a meat ban, after claims that the policy has led to soaring levels of food…
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Northern Ireland dairy workers win pay rise after strike threat
A dispute at four Dale Farm sites across Northern Ireland has been resolved after workers at the dairy firm voted decisively to accept a…
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Tributes flow for farming reformer David Richardson OBE
Tributes are pouring in for David Richardson OBE, the visionary Norfolk farmer whose pioneering work in sustainable agriculture transformed British…
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Waitrose sees autumn fruit boom as heatwave hastens harvest
One of the hottest summers on record has brought harvest forward at Waitrose’s Leckford Estate, with crops gathered two weeks early and demand for…
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Tax raid on Welsh farms will hit whole countryside, union warns
NFU Cymru has warned that the UK government’s controversial inheritance tax reforms will hit not just farmers but the wider rural economy, with local…
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Solar farm leases could leave farmers with costly clean-up
Farmers eyeing solar farm leases are being urged to scrutinise the small print – or risk being landed with a bill of tens of thousands of pounds when…
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No vaccine, no entry: NSA sets strict sale rules
'Vaccinate, vaccinate, vaccinate' — that’s the urgent message from the National Sheep Association (NSA) Wales & Border Ram Sale as the countdown…
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