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Bird flu hits 64,000 turkeys in Norfolk amid new regional AIPZ
An outbreak of bird flu has impacted 64,000 turkeys on a farm in Norfolk, Defra has confirmed after the region was sent into an Avian Influenza…
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Silage quality warning as 2nd cut results show feeding issues
Dairy farmers should brace themselves for ‘the perfect storm’ when it comes to silage quality this winter, with second cut results flagging…
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Avian Influenza Prevention Zone announced for East Anglia
Norfolk, Suffolk and parts of Essex have been ordered into an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) following an uptick in cases of bird flu, the…
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Small woodlands to qualify as Ecological Focus Areas
Small areas of woodland created on farms and crofts will soon be eligible for inclusion in support claims following planned changes to Scottish…
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New manual launched to help farmers control liver fluke
Britain's agricultural levy boards have united to launch a new manual to help farmers control liver fluke in grazing livestock. The manual highlights…
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Cotswold farmer cluster chosen to pilot Landscape Recovery scheme
The North East Cotswold Farmer Cluster is one group which has been selected to trial and test the government's post-Brexit Landscape Recovery scheme…
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Awards vital for promoting agri-engineering amid recruitment woes
The best of the next generation of agricultural engineers will be celebrated with awards, an event seen as vital for attracting new talent to an…
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Farm anchors soils by switching reseeding strategy in business boost
Welsh farms are losing 5 tonnes per acre of soil every time the thickness equivalent of a one-pence coin is eroded from fields left bare in the…
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'Bureaucratic bulldozer': Clarkson leads call for less rural red tape
Jeremy Clarkson is leading calls for the government to halve the volume of regulation affecting rural businesses before the next general election. In…
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Defra insists ELMS won't be scrapped amid rumours
Defra has insisted the Environmental Land Management schemes (ELMS) won't be scrapped following rumours of an upcoming overhaul. There had been…
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