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Timeline of Northern Ireland's new farm support programme released
The timeline of Northern Ireland's new farm support has been released, with BPS payments set to remain unchanged for two more years. The Department…
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Scottish farmers denied emergency access to bracken control herbicide
Scottish farmers have been denied emergency access to bracken control herbicide Asulox despite it given the go ahead for use in England. The…
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Cancer warning for farmers as 'third of adults' don't use sunscreen
A third of UK adults don’t use sunscreen despite most burning at least once per year, new survey data shows, with farmers particularly vulnerable to…
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Farm bot 'Tom' to help farmers create herbicide 'treatment maps'
Researchers are set to utilise a pioneering autonomous robot to help farmers to better monitor the health status of individual crop plants while…
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Inflation in agriculture in 'free fall' during first half of 2023
Inflation in agriculture has been in 'free fall' during the first half of 2023 after peaking at over 28 percent in 2022, new figures show. After…
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Santa Maria herd of Polled Hereford cattle to go under hammer
The pedigree herd of Santa Maria Polled Hereford cattle from Llandysul in Ceredigion is to go under the hammer at a dispersal sale next week. The…
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2023 'a pivot year' for farmers as BPS reduces by 35%
Financial experts have called 2023 a 'pivot year' for farmers as BPS reduces by 35% and then by 50% next year compared to 2020 rates. In its third…
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Farm celebrates 100 years with new double-decker glamping venture
A family-run working farm in the Lincolnshire Wolds is celebrating their one hundred year anniversary with the launch of a new luxury glamping…
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Badger Trust launches first-ever farmer survey to 'understand perspectives'
Badger Trust has launched its first-ever farmer survey to better understand those who have been impacted by bovine TB. The badger charity says the…
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Groups request 'urgent meeting' with Scottish govt over bracken control
Rural businesses have urged the Scottish government to grant immediate authorisation for Asulox to control bracken following news that it has been…
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