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NI farm households to receive energy support worth £600
Farm households across Northern Ireland will be able to receive an energy support scheme payment worth £600. Farms that were ineligible for the…
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Red Tractor retains SAI Platform Silver recognition
Red Tractor Combinable Crops and Sugar Beet Scheme has retained its Silver benchmark against SAI Platform's Farm Sustainability Assessment. Red…
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Clarkson's Farm and the importance of diversification
As Clarkson’s Farm hits TV screens for a second time, the challenges of farming have once again been laid bare to a general audience. In this…
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Farmers told to prepare as Storm Otto brings damaging 80mph winds
Farmers in the north of England and Scotland are being told to prepare for Storm Otto, which is expected to bring gales of over 75mph throughout…
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Gene discovery methods may halt march of highly-destructive wheat blast
UK researchers have highlighted the power of gene discovery methods after making an important discovery on an emerging wheat disease that threatens…
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NI egg company fined £17k for water pollution offences
A Northern Irish egg company has been ordered to pay out £17,500 after pleading guilty to water pollution offences. The Yolk Folk Egg Products Ltd…
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Farmer ordered to pay £23k after teenage worker injured on dumper
An Essex farmer has been ordered to pay out over £23,000 after a teenage worker suffered serious head injuries when a six-tonne dumper he was driving…
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Young farmer and mental health advocate wins NFYFC award
A young farmer from Cornwall who uses his own experiences of mental health issues to help others has won NFYFC's Farm Safety Award. James Hosking…
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Botulism 'most likely' caused Jersey cattle deaths
The deaths of more than 100 dairy cows at a Jersey farm was most likely caused by botulism, according to the island's government. The cattle at…
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Breakfast meetings to encourage farmers to participate in OFS 2023
A series of breakfast meetings will be hosted across Britain over the next few weeks by the organisers of the popular flagship on-farm event, LEAF…
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