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- Three dairy processors lift milk prices for farmersMüller, Arla and First Milk have announced increases to their conventional milk prices, with farmers set to receive higher rates in August a...
- Seven stolen cattle recovered as second arrest madeSeven cattle stolen from near Ripley, North Yorkshire have been found fit and well, while police have made a second arrest in the investigat...
- Police probe six suspected haystack arson attacksSix haystack fires across North Lincolnshire are being investigated as suspected deliberate incidents after breaking out overnight. Humbe...
- Foodservice supplier strengthens British sourcing driveFresh Direct is expanding its British produce range and increasing its support for British Food Fortnight as demand for home-grown ingredien...
- Britain's earliest harvest in 20 years hits cereal yieldsBritain’s earliest harvest in two decades has exposed the toll of another scorching, dry season, with cereal yields falling below average ac...
- Sheep sales at risk under tighter livestock transport limitsMajor sheep sales, breeding movements and abattoir routes could be disrupted if tighter European livestock journey rules are adopted in the ...
- Wildfires scorch more than 1,100 hectares of rural WalesFarmers and landowners face years of recovery after wildfires scorched more than 1,100 hectares of rural Wales, a leading countryside organi...
- Farm leaders demand action over Brazilian beef import riskFarm leaders have warned that Brazilian meat affected by tighter European Union requirements could be redirected to the UK unless ministers ...
- ABN to quit UK pig and poultry feed marketOne of Britain’s biggest pig and poultry feed suppliers is preparing to leave the market, raising questions over the future of its mills, wo...
- Defra Secretary faces calls for faster planning and abstraction reformFarm leaders have urged the government to ease water and planning restrictions as worsening drought conditions threaten food production acro...
- 'Government is playing with fire' over moorland burning banMinisters are facing renewed criticism over restrictions on controlled moorland burning as campaigners warn that the policy could leave part...
- Retail bosses demand targets to boost British-grown foodBritain’s biggest supermarkets have warned that drought, wildfires and geopolitical disruption are putting food supplies at risk, as they ca...
- More than 100 farmers receive cancer checks at sheep eventMore than 100 farmers received prostate and skin cancer checks at the NSA Sheep Event in Malvern this week, as health organisations sought t...
- Farmers to lead £5m nature recovery push across UKFarmers and landowners across five protected UK landscapes are set to help lead major nature-recovery projects backed by more than £5 millio...
- Half of England in drought as farm water pressure mountsHalf of England is now in drought, with farming leaders demanding urgent action on water supplies as growers face abstraction restrictions, ...
- Rural businesses unite against overnight visitor taxMore than 30 tourism and business organisations have urged the government to drop plans for an overnight visitor levy, warning it could cost...
- Oxford spinout buys wheat breeder in precision-breeding pushAn Oxford University spinout has acquired an established wheat breeder in a deal aimed at creating an independent UK precision-breeding seed...
- Farmer protection cover jumps amid illness and injury fearsThe proportion of farmers holding protection insurance has risen sharply in a year, as more families seek financial security against serious...
- One in seven English farm holdings has disappeared since 2005England has lost more than one in seven agricultural holdings in two decades, as retirement, consolidation and mounting pressures continue t...
- Industry overhauls sheep lameness plan after 15 yearsRising cases of contagious ovine digital dermatitis have intensified pressure for a more practical approach to controlling sheep lameness. ...