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• Countryside Stewardship 2025 revenue claims opens to farmers

  18-03-2025 17:46 via farminguk.com
  
  Farmers can now submit their 2025 revenue claim for the Countryside Stewardship (CS) and Environmental Stewardship (ES) schemes.The Rura...
  
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• Group of regenerative farmers launch new line of flours

  18-03-2025 15:43 via farminguk.com
  
  A new line of flours have been launched by a group of British farmers dedicated to regenerative principles such as slashing pesticide use an...
  
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• Positive signs for farmland birds on Welsh farms, survey shows

  18-03-2025 12:41 via farminguk.com
  
  A new survey of Welsh farms participating in the Breeding Bird Survey has revealed encouraging signs for several bird species of conservatio...
  
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• Animal feed firm fined nearly £600,000 after worker loses arm

  18-03-2025 11:13 via farminguk.com
  
  An animal feed manufacturer has been ordered to pay out nearly £600,000 after a worker lost his arm after becoming entangled in a conveyor.
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• Sussex farmers given 1,000 free DNA kits to help curb thefts

  18-03-2025 10:57 via farminguk.com
  
  Sussex Police and the NFU have funded 1,000 specialist equipment marking kits in a bid to help farmers deter thieves from stealing vital far...
  
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• Agricultural property relief 'remains valuable' despite changes

  18-03-2025 10:22 via farminguk.com
  
  Business and agricultural property reliefs are still valuable for farming businesses to utilise even when they change next year, rural finan...
  
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• Holstein champion Mag Pandor given top title for second time

  18-03-2025 10:06 via farminguk.com
  
  Holstein champion Mag Pandor has been crowned Supreme Champion at the 2025 Borderway UK Dairy Expo for a second consecutive time.Mag Pan...
  
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• Farm leaders meet with Defra to discuss 'crushing impact' of SFI closure

  18-03-2025 10:06 via farminguk.com
  
  A farming roundtable has met with the Food Security Minister to explain the "crushing impact" of Defra’s decision to close the Sustainable F...
  
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• Holstein champion Mag Pandor crowned Supreme Champion again

  18-03-2025 09:30 via farminguk.com
  
  Holstein champion Mag Pandor has been crowned Supreme Champion at the 2025 Borderway UK Dairy Expo for a second consecutive time.Mag Pan...
  
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• Labour's compulsory purchase plan 'another attack' on countryside

  17-03-2025 16:08 via farminguk.com
  
  Rural campaigners have criticised the government’s proposed changes to compulsory purchase orders as 'another attack' on the countryside.
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• 'Do not wait': Agronomist offers advice after cancer diagnosis at 42

  17-03-2025 12:36 via farminguk.com
  
  An agronomist who was diagnosed with cancer after noticing a small lump in his neck has urged people working in farming to act quickly shoul...
  
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• Scottish livestock markets continue to see strong beef prices

  17-03-2025 11:41 via farminguk.com
  
  The continued strong beef prices at the livestock marts, up almost 25% on last year, is encouraging Scotland's beef farmers to "stick in"....
  
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• Farms waiting years to get planning permission, analysis shows

  17-03-2025 11:24 via farminguk.com
  
  Farming and rural businesses are waiting years – and even decades – to get planning permission to enable much-needed diversification and inv...
  
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• Flooded farmer slams 'unfair treatment' after applying to Defra fund

  17-03-2025 10:52 via farminguk.com
  
  A flooded Cambridgeshire farmer has called out the "unfair treatment" he received after applying to the government's Farming Recovery Fund.
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• NI farm leaders raise concern over lack of funding to curb bTB

  17-03-2025 10:31 via farminguk.com
  
  A lack of additional funding from the Northern Irish government will slow the industry's progression in combatting bovine TB, farm leaders s...
  
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• Dairy calf registrations in Britain hit lowest on record

  17-03-2025 10:08 via farminguk.com
  
  Dairy calf registrations in Britain declined by nearly 13 percent at the end of 2024, marking the lowest figure ever recorded for a fourth q...
  
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• Scottish farmers impacted by sea eagle predation receive funding

  16-03-2025 11:14 via farminguk.com
  
  Scottish farmers impacted by sea eagle predation will benefit from half a million pounds in funding to help trial new methods to stop livest...
  
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• New commissioner to help deliver farm assurance review changes

  15-03-2025 11:07 via farminguk.com
  
  An independent commissioner has been appointed to monitor progress on the delivery of the UK Farm Assurance Review recommendations.In Ja...
  
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• New requirements to combat Johne’s disease soon roll out

  14-03-2025 14:41 via farminguk.com
  
  New requirements aimed at combatting Johne’s disease in dairy herds across the UK will be rolled out at the end of this month.National J...
  
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• Half a million pupils learn about farming during British Science Week

  14-03-2025 12:50 via farminguk.com
  
  Almost half a million schoolchildren across the UK learnt more about the farming industry thanks to a series of live lessons during British ...
  
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• Union accuses Arla of 'swerving' meeting over plant job losses

  14-03-2025 10:48 via farminguk.com
  
  Dairy co-operative Arla have been criticised by a union for 'swerving' a crucial meeting over the proposed closure of its North Yorkshire pl...
  
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• UK food exports to EU plummet due to 'complexity and bureaucracy'

  14-03-2025 10:48 via farminguk.com
  
  UK food export volumes to the EU have dropped by a third compared to 2019 levels, according to a report that blames Brexit 'complexity and b...
  
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• UK-first courses in agricultural communications opens to students

  14-03-2025 10:24 via farminguk.com
  
  Promoting the national importance of farming – as well as tackling misinformation – has led to the creation of the UK’s first ever courses i...
  
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• Farmers encouraged to grow sunflowers to boost market returns

  14-03-2025 10:07 via farminguk.com
  
  Farmers are being encouraged to consider growing sunflowers to boost market returns and deliver environmental benefits.United Oilseeds, ...
  
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• Union urges Welsh government to avoid England's SFI 'turmoil'

  14-03-2025 09:44 via farminguk.com
  
  Farm leaders have called on the Welsh government to remain focussed on a 'structured, consultative approach' to support schemes following 't...
  
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• 'Very real threat': Concern raised as sheep imports into UK surge

  13-03-2025 16:34 via farminguk.com
  
  A surge in sheepmeat imports to the UK - the highest level since 2018 - has been described as a 'very real threat' to the British sheep sect...
  
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• Waitrose launches new fund to help farmers reach net zero

  13-03-2025 06:05 via farminguk.com
  
  Retailer Waitrose has launched a new fund to support its farmer suppliers to take up low carbon farming practices in their transition to net...
  
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• Biodiversity net gain still an opportunity for farmers, research says

  13-03-2025 06:05 via farminguk.com
  
  New research shows that farms are yet to realise the full potential of the opportunity presented by the biodiversity net gain (BNG) obligati...
  
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• Four farms to trial 'revolutionary' virtual fencing tech

  13-03-2025 05:42 via farminguk.com
  
  Virtual fencing technology - which could transform managing upland suckler herds - is to be trialled in field conditions on four farms over ...
  
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• Farmer confidence deteriorates even further to hit record low levels

  13-03-2025 05:42 via farminguk.com
  
  Farmer confidence has hit historically low levels, bypassing the record lows set last year, as Defra's closure of the Sustainable Farming In...
  
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• Demand from EU and US helps drive UK dairy exports to £1.8bn

  13-03-2025 05:42 via farminguk.com
  
  Demand from both the EU and US helped drive the value of UK dairy exports to £1.8 billion in 2024, new figures by AHDB show.Dairy export...
  
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• Calls for action on illegal meat imports after new foot-and-mouth case

  13-03-2025 05:42 via farminguk.com
  
  The government has been told to deploy 'significantly stronger' security measures to combat illegal meat imports following a case of foot-an...
  
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• Government closes SFI scheme for England, but what next?

  12-03-2025 16:06 via farminguk.com
  
  Defra's sudden announcement that the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) will close for new applications has caused a huge earthquake, but w...
  
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• New bill seeks to introduce fairer pricing for farmers

  12-03-2025 12:51 via farminguk.com
  
  A new bill will soon be introduced to parliament which hopes to ensure farmers across the UK receive fairer prices than they do currently....
  
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• Farmland threatened by East West Rail granted special status

  12-03-2025 12:07 via farminguk.com
  
  Farmland in Cambridgeshire, currently under threat from East West Rail’s proposed railway line, has been granted County Wildlife Site status...
  
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• Councils to be given more powers to seize land for housebuilding

  12-03-2025 11:24 via farminguk.com
  
  Councils will be given more powers to seize land under new plans by the government to boost housebuilding and critical national infrastructu...
  
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• Legal challenge launched against new meat inspection charges

  12-03-2025 09:45 via farminguk.com
  
  The trade association representing abattoirs and processors has launched a legal challenge against the Food Standards Agency's new meat insp...
  
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• Arla suspends farmer after undercover footage shows cruelty

  12-03-2025 09:13 via farminguk.com
  
  A farmer has been suspended from supplying milk to Arla after undercover footage showed him attacking cattle with bars and electric goads....
  
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• Fury as Defra confirms sudden closure of SFI applications

  12-03-2025 08:01 via farminguk.com
  
  The government has confirmed it will stop accepting new applications for the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme, a move which has sp...
  
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• Farm business incomes forecast to rise for all sectors except cereals

  11-03-2025 16:15 via farminguk.com
  
  Average farm business incomes are forecast to have risen in 2024-2025 across all agricultural sectors, with the exception of cereals.Thi...
  
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• Additional £1m aims to tackle water quality issues in River Wye

  11-03-2025 13:22 via farminguk.com
  
  An additional £1m has been announced to tackle water quality issues in the River Wye, including research to look at the impacts of changing ...
  
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• Just two people convicted for sheep worrying in Scotland last year

  11-03-2025 10:55 via farminguk.com
  
  Only two people were convicted for livestock worrying over the last year in Scotland despite there being almost 60 charges sent to the Crown...
  
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• High Court rules that chicken manure must be classified as 'waste'

  11-03-2025 10:00 via farminguk.com
  
  The High Court has ruled that chicken manure must be classified as "waste" in a boost for River Action’s campaign against so-called "industr...
  
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• Government proposes £250-a-year for rural residents near pylons

  11-03-2025 09:17 via farminguk.com
  
  Residents living in rural communities which are having to host newly installed pylons could be paid £250 a year, the government has said.
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• UK lab-grown meat and dairy could be on sale within two years

  11-03-2025 08:21 via farminguk.com
  
  British consumers could see lab-made meat and dairy on sale within two years, as the Food Standards Agency (FSA) is seeking to speed up the ...
  
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• Retailer Co-op to switch to Muller direct price from April

  10-03-2025 06:42 via farminguk.com
  
  Retailer Co-op has announced it will move to the Muller direct price next month, which will mean a milk price increase of 1.3p per litre for...
  
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• Three fined £75,000 after storing 34,000 tonnes of waste on farm

  10-03-2025 06:19 via farminguk.com
  
  Three defendants have been ordered to pay out over £75,000 after storing 34,000 tonnes of waste on a farm in Northamptonshire.They were ...
  
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• Report: OSR with high CSFB larvae counts may still have yield potential

  10-03-2025 06:19 via farminguk.com
  
  Newly published research, conducted by ADAS, gives hope for the UK growers to keep oilseed rape (OSR) as a profitable break crop in their ro...
  
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• New project set to predict nutrient release from cover crops

  10-03-2025 06:19 via farminguk.com
  
  A new four-month project which is being funded by AHDB and three water firms is set to predict nutrient release from cover crops.It will...
  
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• Cattle populations in Britain decline for tenth consecutive year

  10-03-2025 06:19 via farminguk.com
  
  The overall cattle population in Britain is continuing to contract - standing at 7.5 million head, 153,000 head below last year levels.T...
  
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