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David Cameron and David Blunkett back cross-party rural appeal
Former Prime Minister David Cameron and former Labour Home Secretary David Blunkett have joined rural leaders in calling on the government to reset…
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Small food firms 'largely unaware' of looming UK-EU rule changes
Small food and feed businesses are largely unaware of potentially significant regulatory changes expected under the planned UK-EU sanitary and…
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Major £6m investment transforms Cambridgeshire poultry site
Pilgrim’s Europe has completed a £6 million-plus overhaul of its Potton Farm in Cambridgeshire, replacing older poultry sheds with five larger…
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SFI spending surges to £738m as direct payments plunge
Spending on England’s Sustainable Farming Incentive surged to £738 million last year as direct farm payments fell by around two-thirds, highlighting…
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Man in his 20s dies in Cornwall tractor crash
A man in his 20s has died after a tractor towing a trailer crashed on a rural road in Cornwall. Devon and Cornwall Police were called to the…
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Waitrose adds regenerative farming logo to own-brand milk
Waitrose is putting a regenerative farming logo on all of its own-brand fresh milk from September, in what the retailer says is a UK supermarket…
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Scientists reject one-size-fits-all sheep stocking rate for Lake District
A widely cited sheep stocking rate of 0.5 ewes per hectare should not be treated as a blanket target across the Lake District fells, according to a…
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FSA reports 'very significant' rise in heat-stressed livestock at abattoirs
A “very significant increase” in livestock arriving at slaughterhouses dead or suffering from heat stress was recorded during this summer’s extreme…
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171-acre Devon livestock farm offered on 10-year tenancy
A 171-acre livestock farm in Devon is being offered to let by Stags on a 10-year tenancy, complete with a farmhouse, farm buildings and ring-fenced…
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Six-week fertiliser delays raise fresh concern ahead of spring demand
Farmers are being urged to plan fertiliser purchases earlier after some nitrate sulphur deliveries stretched to as long as six weeks. The warning…
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