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• New survey aims to identify Scotland's sheep flock health challenges
  Scotland’s sheep farmers are being urged to help steer future flock health research by sharing the health issues causing the biggest challen...
• Repeat slurry pollution costs Devon farm nearly £20,000
  A Devon farm partnership has been ordered to pay £19,468 after repeated slurry pollution incidents affected a tributary of the River Yarty. ...
• Upland farms face scrutiny as MPs launch evidence call
  MPs are seeking evidence on how England’s upland farms can be supported as pressure grows to balance food production, nature recovery and cl...
• Farmers to help deliver £30m wildlife habitat fund
  Farmers and land managers in England’s protected landscapes are set to help deliver a new £30 million government-backed wildlife habitat fun...
• Rare SSSI hill ground with grazing potential comes to market
  A rare 260-acre SSSI hill site in Central Scotland has been launched to the market at offers over £640,000, with scope for grazing, peatland...
• Supermarket giant revamps potato ranges to cut reliance on imports
  Co-op is overhauling its potato ranges in a bid to reduce reliance on imports and strengthen support for British growers. The retailer sa...
• NFU says ageing poultry sheds are holding back UK production
  Britain’s poultry sector risks falling behind demand for chicken unless planning rules are overhauled and ageing poultry sheds are replaced,...
• UK food supply 'in trouble' as farm incomes squeezed, group warns
  Britain risks becoming increasingly reliant on imported food unless farm incomes improve and domestic supply chains are strengthened, Farmer...
• 'Perfect storm' conditions see tractor crash risks soar during harvest
  Collisions involving tractors and farm machinery soar during harvest season, with drivers being warned to take extra care on countryside roa...
• Historic 1,700-acre estate hits market for more than £45m
  One of England’s most historic rural estates — complete with more than 1,100 acres of farmland, racing facilities and a Grade I listed mansi...
• Rare livestock breeds 'at risk' under new disease control plans
  Rare livestock breeds could be left vulnerable to disease outbreaks if smaller herds and flocks are excluded from new government animal heal...
• New DNA test targets £10m threat to UK onion industry
  Onion growers could soon have a new weapon against a devastating disease that costs the UK industry an estimated £10 million a year. A ne...
• NFU warns sheep farms fighting for survival amid rising costs
  Britain’s sheep farmers are under increasing pressure from soaring costs, climate uncertainty and falling support payments, the NFU has warn...
• No Falls Week campaign highlights deadly risks facing farm workers
  Falls from height continue to kill more workers in Britain than any other workplace accident, with farming remaining one of the country’s de...
• Gillian Martin appointed Scotland's new rural affairs secretary
  Scottish farming leaders are awaiting key policy signals after John Swinney reshuffled his cabinet and appointed Gillian Martin as Scotland’...
• AF Group and Camgrain launch partnership to boost grain returns
  Arable farmers are being offered new ways to improve grain returns and cut input costs under a new partnership between AF Group and Camgrain...
• Train hit farm trailer after signaller forgot approaching service
  A passenger train travelling at 80mph smashed into an agricultural trailer at a Herefordshire level crossing after a signaller forgot the tr...
• More than 300 tonnes of farm plastic recycled across south Wales
  Welsh farmers have recycled more than 300 tonnes of agricultural plastic in just six months, smashing targets aimed at reducing pollution in...
• Welsh farming unions press new minister on funding and TB
  Welsh farming unions have urged the new Welsh government to deliver long-term funding certainty and take urgent action on bovine TB amid gro...
• Somerset farmer trials underground biochar system to protect peat soils
  A Somerset farmer is trialling an innovative underground drainage system using biochar in a bid to protect fragile peat soils, improve water...