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Labour look to deliver more agricultural mutuals and co-operatives
With a new government crossing the threshold at Number Ten, law firm Clarke Wilmott LLP discusses how Labour will make their pledge to double the…
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Four boys charged after 4,000 bees killed at Perthshire farm
Teenagers have been charged following damage to a Perthshire farm which resulted in the death of more than 4,000 bees. Four boys, three aged 15 and…
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East Yorkshire barn fire kills 400 pigs
Around 400 pigs have died after a barn caught fire on a farm in East Yorkshire, it has been confirmed. The on-farm blaze occurred on Riston Road…
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Popular UK pork campaign returns as research shows marketing benefits
A pig sector campaign aiming to spur on families to purchase pork for 'quick, delicious and budget-friendly' meals will return for the summer…
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Labour government could impact farm sales, rural firm says
Labour's general election victory and the subsequent possible tax shifts could impact land and farm sales in England, according to property experts…
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AHDB expands school-farm visit scheme after successful pilot
The number of places available to farmers who wish to take part in a school farm visits support programme has been increased after a successful pilot…
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Labour has 'a lot to do' to secure farmer confidence, sheep sector warns
The new Labour government has 'a lot to do' to secure farmer confidence following its landslide general election victory, the sheep sector has said…
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Labour must make farming priorities clearer, tenant farmers say
Labour must make the party’s food and farming priorities clearer following their landslide general election win, the Tenant Farmers Association has…
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Sir Keir Starmer appoints Steve Reed as new Defra Secretary
Steve Reed has been appointed Labour's Defra Secretary following the party's victory in the general election, ending 14 years of Tory rule. Prime…
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Minette Batters honoured with peerage for services to farming
Minette Batters, the former president of the NFU, has been honoured with a peerage for services to the union and the wider farming industry. Mrs…
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