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Public Health Wales urges hygiene after 81 infected following farm visit
Public Health Wales is urging visitors to farms to wash their hands thoroughly after 81 people have fallen ill in a parasitic outbreak linked to a…
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Environment Agency says inspections 'not here to catch farmers out'
The Environment Agency is urging farmers to see inspections as opportunities to improve, not punishments, as part of a new campaign to clarify the…
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Farmer boosts yields and cuts fertiliser use by 25% with new approach
A Welsh farmer cut fertiliser and pesticide use by 25%, boosted yields and reduced labour with a new approach to grassland and arable farming. Arfon…
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Heat lamp sparks barn fire killing 800 goats in Yorkshire
A blaze that claimed the lives of hundreds of goats in a barn in East Yorkshire has been attributed to a fallen heat lamp, according to Humberside…
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MP warns UK must not trade away gene editing progress for closer EU ties
An MP is urging the UK government to protect 'hard-won' gene editing rules from being watered down in post-Brexit talks with the EU. Former science…
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Foot-and-mouth controls eased on German imports but EU ban remains
The UK government has now officially recognised Germany as free from foot-and-mouth (FMD) without vaccination, following a case of the disease near…
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Mixed-use farm spanning Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire hits market
A rare opportunity has arisen to acquire a significant mixed-use agricultural estate spanning Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, for nearly £10m…
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Scotland leads organic farming growth as England lags behind
Scotland is setting the pace for organic farming in the UK, with the latest data showing a 13% increase in organic farmland in 2024, while England…
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Labour's farm tax plan slammed by US ag secretary as 'a problem'
The government's proposed changes to inheritance tax for farms have come under fire from the US Agriculture Secretary, who warned it could threaten…
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Ayrshire farm fined £600 for environmental breach
An Ayrshire farm has been fined £600 for breaching crop cultivation rules, prompting Scotland’s environmental regulator to urge farmers to follow…
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