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Defra staff take part in agricultural training course worth £650k
Defra staff take part in agricultural training course worth £650k

The staff from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) are taking part in a programme that aims...

Largest farmer-led nature recovery project moves into delivery phase
Largest farmer-led nature recovery project moves into delivery phase

Farmers across the Cotswolds have officially begun working on what is being described as the UK’s largest farmer-led nature restoration...

Beet growers to receive fairer prices under new pilot contract – NFU
Beet growers to receive fairer prices under new pilot contract – NFU

Sugar beet growers across the UK will have the chance to trial a new forward index-linked contract option which will...

Leicestershire farmer fined £11k for cattle movement and TB testing offences
Leicestershire farmer fined £11k for cattle movement and TB testing offences

A farmer has been fined nearly £11,000 after Leicestershire County Council Trading Standards brought a prosecution for “extensive breaches of...

King Charles visits mart to meet farmers and rural communities
King Charles visits mart to meet farmers and rural communities

King Charles III recently paid a visit to a Lancashire mart where he met local farmers and rural organisations who...

Report calls for safeguards as lab-grown meat nears regulation
Report calls for safeguards as lab-grown meat nears regulation

A new report from the Cellular Agriculture Manufacturing Hub (CARMA) has highlighted the need for stronger safeguards before cultivated meat...

Young farmers to lead suicide prevention drive in rural communities
Young farmers to lead suicide prevention drive in rural communities

Young farmers across the UK are set to play a leading role in tackling suicide within the agricultural community with...

Watch: Stolen farm telehander rams shop wall in cashpoint raid
Watch: Stolen farm telehander rams shop wall in cashpoint raid

Devon and Cornwall Police has appealed for information following a incident where a telehandler was stolen from a nearby farm...

Report: Delayed spring calving added to EU milk flows in late 2025
Report: Delayed spring calving added to EU milk flows in late 2025

Delayed spring calving because of various outbreaks of bluetongue in the EU combined with “good economics” added to milk flows...

No return in sight for fungicide used to treat potato blight – GB Potatoes
No return in sight for fungicide used to treat potato blight – GB Potatoes

The industry body, GB Potatoes has confirmed that attempts to obtain an emergency approval for the continued use of mancozeb...

Defra launches free nutrient planning tool for farmers
Defra launches free nutrient planning tool for farmers

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has launched a free, online nutrient management planning tool (NMPT-GB) that...

‘No meaningful support’ for young NI farmers this year – UFU
‘No meaningful support’ for young NI farmers this year – UFU

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has criticised the Northern Irish government over the lack of support available to young farmers...

DAERA outlines capping rates for farm sustainability payments
DAERA outlines capping rates for farm sustainability payments

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has outlined the capping rates that will be applied on Farm...

Scottish govt rule out lynx reintroduction due to livestock concerns
Scottish govt rule out lynx reintroduction due to livestock concerns

The Scottish government has recently confirmed that it currently has “no plans to reintroduce lynx or any other large carnivorous...

Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier scheme sees ‘strong uptake’ – RPA
Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier scheme sees ‘strong uptake’ – RPA

The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has confirmed that almost 80% of farmers who were offered an extension to the Countryside...

Could human urine replace inorganic fertilisers?
Could human urine replace inorganic fertilisers?

Human urine could be a better option for fertilising farmland when compared to inorganic fertilisers, according to a new study...

Defra has two years to solve farm profitability crisis – Batters
Defra has two years to solve farm profitability crisis – Batters

Evidence given to MPs this week by Baroness Minette Batters has underlined the urgent need for government action to address...

Watch: British farmers stage protests at Lidl depots across England
Watch: British farmers stage protests at Lidl depots across England

Several protests have been staged by farmers at Lidl distribution centres across England today (Thursday, January 22) to highlight the...