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Government proposes £250-a-year for rural residents near pylons
Residents living in rural communities which are having to host newly installed pylons could be paid £250 a year, the government has said. Households…
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UK lab-grown meat and dairy could be on sale within two years
British consumers could see lab-made meat and dairy on sale within two years, as the Food Standards Agency (FSA) is seeking to speed up the approval…
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Retailer Co-op to switch to Muller direct price from April
Retailer Co-op has announced it will move to the Muller direct price next month, which will mean a milk price increase of 1.3p per litre for farmers…
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Cattle populations in Britain decline for tenth consecutive year
The overall cattle population in Britain is continuing to contract - standing at 7.5 million head, 153,000 head below last year levels. The beef…
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New project set to predict nutrient release from cover crops
A new four-month project which is being funded by AHDB and three water firms is set to predict nutrient release from cover crops. It will include…
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Three fined £75,000 after storing 34,000 tonnes of waste on farm
Three defendants have been ordered to pay out over £75,000 after storing 34,000 tonnes of waste on a farm in Northamptonshire. They were fined for…
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Report: OSR with high CSFB larvae counts may still have yield potential
Newly published research, conducted by ADAS, gives hope for the UK growers to keep oilseed rape (OSR) as a profitable break crop in their rotations…
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No current vaccine meets full criteria to tackle bird flu, experts say
No current vaccine meets the full criteria for deployment to tackle the UK's ongoing bird flu outbreak, the avian influenza vaccination task force…
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Defra bans Hungary and Slovakia imports after foot-and-mouth case
The government has announced an import ban of livestock from Hungary and Slovakia following a confirmed case of foot-and-mouth disease. The disease…
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Scottish farmers warned of water scarcity risk this summer
Scottish farmers are being warned of a risk of water scarcity this summer following below-average rainfall over winter and autumn. In light of this…
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