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Authorities rule out foot-and-mouth on Norfolk pig farm
Veterinary officials have ruled out foot-and-mouth on a Norfolk pig farm following suspicion of the disease, but testing is ongoing for swine…
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Scottish farmers set to scale back food production, survey shows
Production on Scottish farms is set to be scaled back as farmers respond to unprecedented price increases for key inputs, NFU Scotland has warned…
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Scottish taskforce calls for new 'food security unit'
A new 'food security unit' should be set up in Scotland as the issue gains greater domestic priority due to the shifts in global geopolitics and…
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Suspected case of foot-and-mouth on Norfolk pig farm
There is a suspected outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease on a pig farm in Norfolk, the government has announced, but initial tests do not indicate the…
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'Risks and rewards' for farmers in UK Emissions Trading Scheme plans
Concerns have been raised on the 'risks and awards' of selling carbon removals from farmland in response to a consultation on developing the UK…
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Cheesemaker Dairy Crest fined £1.5m for numerous pollution offences
Dairy Crest, now known as Saputo Dairy UK, has been fined over £1.5 million after pleading guilty to numerous pollution charges brought by the…
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Farmers needed to help research into biological control of pests
Farmers and growers are being asked to send large white butterfly caterpillars to researchers to help studies into the control of crop pests. Large…
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Applications open on 30 June for Sustainable Farming Incentive
The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), the first of three new environmental schemes being introduced post-Brexit, opens for applications next week…
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UK signs up to global sustainable food coalition
The UK has signed up to a US-launched global coalition which aims to accelerate the transition to more a sustainable food system. The UK has joined…
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Perthshire farmer hailed for contribution to Charolais cattle breeding
Major David Walter, of Balthayock Farms in Perthshire, has been awarded for his exceptional contribution to the world of Charolais cattle breeding…
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