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'Government is playing with fire' over moorland burning ban
Ministers are facing renewed criticism over restrictions on controlled moorland burning as campaigners warn that the policy could leave parts of the…
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Retail bosses demand targets to boost British-grown food
Britain’s biggest supermarkets have warned that drought, wildfires and geopolitical disruption are putting food supplies at risk, as they call for…
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More than 100 farmers receive cancer checks at sheep event
More than 100 farmers received prostate and skin cancer checks at the NSA Sheep Event in Malvern this week, as health organisations sought to make…
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Farmers to lead £5m nature recovery push across UK
Farmers and landowners across five protected UK landscapes are set to help lead major nature-recovery projects backed by more than £5 million in…
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Half of England in drought as farm water pressure mounts
Half of England is now in drought, with farming leaders demanding urgent action on water supplies as growers face abstraction restrictions, falling…
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Rural businesses unite against overnight visitor tax
More than 30 tourism and business organisations have urged the government to drop plans for an overnight visitor levy, warning it could cost jobs and…
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Oxford spinout buys wheat breeder in precision-breeding push
An Oxford University spinout has acquired an established wheat breeder in a deal aimed at creating an independent UK precision-breeding seed…
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Farmer protection cover jumps amid illness and injury fears
The proportion of farmers holding protection insurance has risen sharply in a year, as more families seek financial security against serious illness…
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One in seven English farm holdings has disappeared since 2005
England has lost more than one in seven agricultural holdings in two decades, as retirement, consolidation and mounting pressures continue to reshape…
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Industry overhauls sheep lameness plan after 15 years
Rising cases of contagious ovine digital dermatitis have intensified pressure for a more practical approach to controlling sheep lameness. The…
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