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'Devastating blow' as Bernard Matthews confirms Derby site closure
Around 600 workers will be affected by the closure of Bernard Matthews’ Derby processing plant later this year. The food manufacturer has confirmed…
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Guidance for the Livestock Information Service for sheep
Keeping accurate sheep movement records is a legal requirement, but the Livestock Information Service can also make the process quicker and easier…
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Farmers offered £2,000 grants as RABI launches £2m drought fund
Farm owners and tenant farmers hit by prolonged dry weather could receive £2,000 towards household living costs under a new £2 million emergency…
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Welsh farmers demand overhaul of bovine TB controls
Welsh farmers are demanding changes to the bovine TB programme, including dedicated case vets, action on infected wildlife and more ways to trade…
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AI trial listens for early welfare warnings in laying hens
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being tested on UK laying hen farms to pick up early signs of welfare problems before they become more serious. Noble…
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Harbro buys Cargill's Dalton animal nutrition business
Harbro has bought Cargill Animal Nutrition & Health’s Dalton business in North Yorkshire, including its feed plant and associated operations, as it…
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Feed changes could help dairy farmers claw back up to 5ppl
Volatile milk prices are putting dairy margins under pressure, leaving feed efficiency and milk constituents as two of the few levers producers can…
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Buying breeding stock? Make your sheep movement reporting easier
Did you know that when you’re buying breeding stock at market this season, you can use the Livestock Information Service (LIS) to report sheep…
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Frontier launches 50% OSR risk-share scheme for 2027
Oilseed rape growers are being offered 50% protection against establishment failure under a new Frontier Agriculture scheme for the 2027 harvest. The…
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50 free ATV training places offered in farm safety drive
Fifty farmers, agricultural workers and land-based students are being offered free ATV training and helmets in a new push to reduce serious farm…
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