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More than £158m in BPS advance payments made to Welsh farmers
More than £158m will be shared by over 15,600 Welsh farms as Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2023 advance payments are made today. The announcement by the…
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Three men sentenced for hare coursing offences in East Yorkshire
Three men have been sentenced following hare coursing offences in December last year, with one man receiving a custodial sentence. The men, ranging…
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UK lamb export opportunities in spotlight after Kuwait trade mission
A UK trade mission to Kuwait has explored export opportunities for red meat and dairy in the Middle Eastern market, with a particular emphasis on…
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New hotline launched for people to share food fraud concerns
A new free phone number for the food fraud hotline has launched to make it easier for people to speak up and share their concerns. The Food Standards…
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Bluetongue's rapid spread in EU of 'increasing concern' to UK
Farmers are being told to 'beware, take action and be vigilant' for a new strain of Bluetongue virus amid 'increasing concern' about the situation in…
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Welsh government delays 170kg/ha nitrogen limit for third time
Welsh farm leaders have welcomed a third delay to the introduction of a whole farm nitrogen limit and a new commitment to a higher nitrogen limit for…
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Rural campaigners welcome Labour's pledge to prioritise brownfield sites for homes
Rural campaigners have welcomed Keir Starmer’s pledge to ‘build a new Britain’ by prioritising brownfield sites for development rather than the…
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Victory for Yorkshire tenant farmers as solar farm proposal rejected
North Yorkshire planning officials have refused an application for a solar farm and battery storage system on tenanted farmland following concern…
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Bath council urged to back local farmers amid calls for it to 'go vegan'
Rural campaigners have urged Bath and North East Somerset Council to defy calls for it to 'go vegan' and to instead champion local farmers. Council…
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Scientists successfully gene-edit chickens to restrict bird flu infection
Scientists have used gene-editing techniques to identify and change parts of chicken DNA that could limit the spread of the bird flu virus in the…
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