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Two Scottish farmers urge others to get health checks after cancer diagnosis
Two Scottish farmers urge others to get health checks after cancer diagnosis

Two Aberdeenshire farmers are sharing a powerful message on the importance of getting health checks for prostate cancer, the most...

NSA to highlight sheep worrying at Crufts
NSA to highlight sheep worrying at Crufts

The National Sheep Association (NSA) will be highlighting the rural issue of sheep worrying to dog owners this week, as...

RSPCA calls on fast food giants to renew anti-‘Frankenchicken’ pledge
RSPCA calls on fast food giants to renew anti-‘Frankenchicken’ pledge

The RSPCA has urged 18 major food companies to reconsider their decision to drop a pledge to replace fast-growing ‘Frankenchickens”...

Sustainable Farming Scheme opens for Welsh farmers
Sustainable Farming Scheme opens for Welsh farmers

Welsh farmers will be able to apply for the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) for the first time as the Single...

Amazone celebrates 25 years of Catros compact disc harrow 
Amazone celebrates 25 years of Catros compact disc harrow 

Amazone began a new era in soil tillage 25 years, when the newly developed Catros was launched onto the market in...

Lakeland Dairies raises over €41k for charity partners
Lakeland Dairies raises over €41k for charity partners

Lakeland Dairies has announced their recent fundraising activities have raised a total of €41,144 for its charity partners, Air Ambulance...

‘Highly sustainable’ spuds on sale in UK supermarkets
‘Highly sustainable’ spuds on sale in UK supermarkets

Shoppers in the UK will be able to add “highly sustainable” spuds for the first time to their weekly shopping...

Dorset farmer fined for failing to comply with slurry notice
Dorset farmer fined for failing to comply with slurry notice

A Dorset farmer has been prosecuted by the Environmental Agency (EA) for not increasing his slurry storage to prevent the...

Welsh government announces ‘enhanced grants’ for early tree planting
Welsh government announces ‘enhanced grants’ for early tree planting

Landowners and farmers across Wales can apply for enhanced tree planting grants from next week, with a new £825/ha incentive...

Tom Bradshaw re-elected as NFU president
Tom Bradshaw re-elected as NFU president

The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has announced that Tom Bradshaw has been re-elected as president. An arable farmer from Essex,...

John Deere expands 8R tractor series with models for large-scale farming
John Deere expands 8R tractor series with models for large-scale farming

John Deere has announced that it is adding three new high horsepower (hp) tractor models to its 8R and 8RX...

Pollybell Farm and Flogas to deliver low-carbon LPG alternative
Pollybell Farm and Flogas to deliver low-carbon LPG alternative

Pollybell Farms and Flogas Britain have announced a strategic partnership to deliver low-carbon, high heat energy for the two million...

Record high £4 billion for UK dairy and red meat exports
Record high £4 billion for UK dairy and red meat exports

UK exports of dairy and red meat amounted to £4 billion last year, setting record values for both sectors. The...

Egg sector housing needs a ‘planning system that works’ – NFU
Egg sector housing needs a ‘planning system that works’ – NFU

The National Farmers Union (NFU) has published its first every egg sector housing survey, focusing on the age of layer...

New deer management measures aim to protect England’s woodlands
New deer management measures aim to protect England’s woodlands

Landowners, foresters and farmers across England will be able to benefit from new measures to reduce the damaging impacts of...

Illegal meat trade highlights need for ‘tighter biosecurity measures’ – MP
Illegal meat trade highlights need for ‘tighter biosecurity measures’ – MP

With close to 34t of illegal meat being intercepted at the Port of Dover in January, Carla Lockhart MP is...

Scottish Young Farmers raise  £100,000 for The Big Build
Scottish Young Farmers raise £100,000 for The Big Build

Two Scottish Young Farmers’ Burns Supper events have raised £100,000 in support of The Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs’ (SAYFC’s) ‘Big...

Morrisons commits £1.6bn to British farming for 2026
Morrisons commits £1.6bn to British farming for 2026

Morrisons has announced it is committing over £1.6 billion to British agriculture and food production in 2026. According to Morrisons,...