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'Six minutes to switch off': New scheme targets mental health in farming
A new initiative is encouraging farmers to switch off for just six minutes a day by picking up a book, as concern grows over stress, isolation and…
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Sheep thief farmer jailed after seven-year livestock crime spree
A Lincolnshire farmer who stole hundreds of sheep from livestock markets across England over a seven-year period has been jailed for four-and-a-half…
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Councillors reject 185-acre solar farm on Nottinghamshire farmland
Plans for a 185-acre solar farm on agricultural land near a Nottinghamshire conservation village have been unanimously rejected by councillors…
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NI farmers warned over 15 May deadline for support payments
Farmers in Northern Ireland are being warned they could face penalties or lose payment entitlements if they fail to submit their 2026 Single…
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£3m boost puts raspberry-picking robots on track for UK farm rollout
Autonomous raspberry-picking robots are set to be rolled out on UK farms after Fieldwork Robotics secured £3 million in funding to accelerate…
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Gamekeepers warn rural workers are being 'pushed off the land'
Gamekeepers across England and Wales fear for their jobs, homes and future livelihoods as mounting policy pressure intensifies across the rural…
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Pig backlog deepens as producers battle falling prices and rising costs
Britain’s pig sector is under growing strain as processor breakdowns, weak demand and rising costs leave pigs backed up on farms and prices sliding…
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Farm leaders call on councils and Senedd to back British agriculture
Farming leaders are pressing newly elected councillors and Senedd members to put food security, rural investment and farm profitability at the centre…
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Scotland drives sharp rise in UK organic farmland figures
Organic farmland in the UK has reached its highest level in more than a decade, with new figures showing continued growth in land being converted to…
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NFU warns sugar sector 'uniquely exposed' to global market shocks
Sugar beet growers are warning of a deepening financial squeeze as rising fuel and fertiliser costs collide with weak global sugar prices and growing…
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