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Farmers 'risk financial losses' if inadequately insured during lambing
Farmers have been warned they risk heavy financial losses if temporary employees taken on during the busy lambing season are inadequately insured…
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New peat grants launched for Welsh farmers and landowners
A first-of its kind competitive grant in Wales offering grants between £50,000 and £250,000 to support peatland restoration have launched. The new…
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More support for farmers to calculate and reduce their emissions
Defra has pledged to develop a new harmonised approach for measuring on-farm emissions, in a bid to open up more opportunities for farmers in the…
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Scottish farmers start to receive valuable suckler beef support payments
Scottish farmers and crofters have started to receive valuable payments as part of the Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme (SSBSS). The scheme…
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Mairi Gougeon to remain as Scotland's rural minister after reshuffle
Scotland's farming minister Mairi Gougeon will remain in the role following the appointment of Humza Yousaf as the country's new First Minister. Mr…
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Crossing the English channel in a bid to boost low carbon dairying
A two-year project involving partners in the UK and France has recently completed work on low carbon dairying. It looked at practices including cow…
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Royal Highland to 'remain showcase for all of farming' after vegan demand
Organisers of the Royal Highland Show say they are 'determined' the event will remain 'a showcase for the whole of agriculture' after activists…
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Fruit and vegetable shortages help push food inflation to new high
Shortages of fruit and vegetables have helped push food inflation levels to a new record during the past month, reaching highs of 15 percent. Food…
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Dairy group unveils plan to standardise carbon footprint reporting
Plans have been announced to push dairy sustainability forward as a new project aims to standardise carbon footprint tools across the industry. The…
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Project to develop robotic harvest system matching human speed
A new project aims to tackle the lack of seasonal labour in the UK horticulture industry as researchers look to accelerate the delivery of robotic…
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