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Rural drivers to suffer 'hammer blow' if fuel duty hiked in budget
Farmers and other rural drivers would suffer a 'hammer blow' if Chancellor Rachel Reeves hikes fuel duty in the autumn budget, campaigners have…
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Kubota celebrates 10 years of M7 series with new M7004 tractor
Japanese multinational manufacturer Kubota has announced the launch of the M7004 tractor series as part of its flagship M7 tractor line-up. The M7004…
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Abolishing agricultural property relief will 'damage' tenant farmers
The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has called on the chancellor to 'reform rather than abolish' the inheritance tax agricultural property relief…
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Government urged to promote new tech that enhances animal health
The government and food supply chain industry have been urged to support and promote the use of new technologies to enhance UK animal health and…
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All eight major supermarkets add 'buy British' button to websites
All of the UK's eight major supermarkets have added a ‘buy British’ button to their websites following a farming industry campaign. Asda, the UK's…
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Defra puts all of Northamptonshire in bluetongue restricted zone
Defra has expanded the bluetongue restricted zone to cover all of Northamptonshire as over 150 farms have now recorded a case of the disease…
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Scottish cattle numbers continue to decline following long-term trend
Scottish cattle numbers continue to decline following a long-term trend, with a 2.4% decrease in 2024 compared to the five year average. A decline in…
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'Substantial obstacles' hurting grower confidence, sectors warn
The horticultural and fresh produce sectors have urged the government to do more to safeguard growers' businesses, as 'substantial obstacles' are…
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Unions warn chancellor of 'blow' to family farms if tax rules changed
Farm leaders have come together to warn the chancellor about the 'crippling effect' changes to inheritance tax (IHT) reliefs would have on farming…
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Scotland's First Minister opens new state-of-the-art crop centre
Scotland's First Minister has opened a new multi-million pound centre which will develop and pilot pioneering crop breeding technologies. John…
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