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Defra's £225m Capital Grants budget snapped up
Demand for farm environmental funding has exhausted Defra’s £225 million Capital Grants budget after around 17,000 applications were submitted across…
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British lamb takes centre stage after tough year for producers
British sheep farmers are heading into Love Lamb Week after one of the toughest summers in years, with drought, bluetongue and a shrinking national…
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New taskforce aims to get more Scottish food onto public plates
Scottish farmers could gain greater access to school and hospital food contracts under a new government taskforce aimed at increasing the amount of…
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Gen Z interest in British meat and dairy gains ground
Gen Z interest in red meat and dairy is gaining ground, with purchase intent up eight percentage points for red meat and three points for dairy…
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Wildfire response 'cannot run on goodwill alone', rural firms warn
Scotland’s wildfire response is relying too heavily on the goodwill of rural businesses, a new report has warned after more than 3,300 hectares…
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New event Cynefin aims to become Wales' answer to Groundswell
Wales is getting a new nature-friendly farming event this September, with organisers hoping Cynefin can become a Welsh counterpart to Groundswell…
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42,900 seasonal worker visas confirmed for 2027
Growers and poultry producers have been given their earliest-ever indication of seasonal labour availability after 42,900 Seasonal Worker Scheme…
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Farm tech projects could win up to £3m in new Defra fund
Farmers and agri-tech businesses could secure grants of up to £3 million under a new £13 million Defra fund aimed at turning agricultural research…
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Extreme weather drives £4.8bn arable farming losses
British arable farmers could lose £4.8 billion in revenue after three consecutive harvests hit by extreme weather, with 2026 on course to be the…
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Muller adds 2p per litre to October milk price
Dairy processor Müller will increase its farm gate milk price by 2p per litre from October, taking the rate for qualifying suppliers to 37p per…
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