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500% jump in fertiliser firm profits 'likely fuelling' food inflation
A 500 percent jump in fertiliser company profits last year is likely fuelling food price inflation, suggests new analysis. The Energy and Climate…
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UK-wide tractor relay in memory of young farmer arrives at Harper Adams
A tractor relay launched in memory of a Harper Adams graduate who took his own life over one year ago has been welcomed to the university’s campus…
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Gold Cup Open Day heads to Ayrshire to celebrate Logan family's win
The Logan family will open their Ayrshire farm's gates to the public next month to celebrate their RABDF NMR Gold Cup win. Milking 280 pedigree…
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Writtle University College proposes merger with Anglia Ruskin
Land-based college Writtle University College has announced plans to merge with Anglia Ruskin University (ARU). The proposed merger will "secure a…
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UK beef sector faces 'catastrophic decline', body warns government
The National Beef Association (NBA) has called for 'urgent changes' to current UK farming policies or else the beef sector will be pushed into a…
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Farmers 'fearful' of Welsh government's 10% tree cover target
Welsh farmers are said to be 'deeply concerned' and 'fearful' of the Welsh government's 10% mandatory tree planting element of the Sustainable…
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Scientists use daffodil extract to reduce livestock methane emissions
UK scientists’ research into reducing cattle methane emissions using a chemical from daffodils is part of a project awarded £2.8m by Defra. The…
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Over 50 farmers in the Broads receive protected landscape funding
Over 50 farmers in the Broads National Park have benefited from the Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL) programme, with more farmers being sought…
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Farm Safety Week: NFU urges farmers to take five-minute pause before tasks
Farmers are being encouraged to take a five-minute pause and think about the task in front of them as part of a new campaign aiming to lower on-farm…
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Workplace regulator calls on farmers to 'think differently about safety'
A three-year-old child was among 27 people killed in agriculture-related activities in the last 12 months, as Britain’s workplace regulator calls for…
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