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Farmer ordered to pay out more than £25k after polluting River Frome
A Somerset farmer who is the director of Cross Keys Farms Ltd has been ordered to pay more than £25,000 for polluting the River Frome. The company…
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Scottish farmers reminded to apply for wide vehicle dispensation
Scottish farmers have been told to apply for an agricultural dispensation for wide vehicle movements ahead of the busy harvest period. The scheme…
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New training initiative to help young farmers fight rural crime
A new training initiative enabling young farmers club members to fight rural crime is being launched in Cumbria. The Partners in Preventing Farm…
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Environment Agency chair raises concerns on 'widespread greenwashing'
Widespread 'greenwashing' is compromising efforts to prepare for climate impacts like floods and heatwaves, the chair of the Environment Agency will…
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Farm scoops award for aligning beef production with sustainability
Thornby Farms in Northamptonshire has been awarded the inaugural VetPartners Sustainable Beef Farm of the Year award, in recognition of the farm’s…
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Farmers criticise new RSPB report for 'anti-pesticide scaremongering'
Three farmers have accused the RSPB of "irresponsible scaremongering" after the charity claimed a 'cocktail' of pesticides used by British farmers is…
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Farmers help save critically endangered curlews as part of project
Farmers have joined forces with conservationists in the floodplain meadows of the Severn and Avon Vale to help save the curlew, one of the UK’s…
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Post-Brexit immigration policy 'crippling entire food industry'
The UK government’s post-Brexit changes to immigration have been slammed for ‘crippling the entire food industry' during a parliamentary evidence…
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Consultation opens for compulsory BVD scheme for Wales
A compulsory scheme to eradicate Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) could be introduced in Wales, with farmer feedback now needed on the proposal. The…
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Six men plead guilty to attending hare coursing event
Six men have received Criminal Behaviour Orders after pleading guilty to attending and participating in a hare coursing event in Bedford. The…
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