<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Farming & Agriculture - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/farming_agriculture/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/farming_agriculture/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Farming & Agriculture news with just one click. 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+0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/farming_agriculture/fly-tipping-now-a-national-criminal-enterprise-report-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Milk launches water quality strategy across 700 farms]]></title><description><![CDATA[First Milk is rolling out a new water quality strategy across 700 dairy farms to help protect rivers and target nutrient risks more accurate...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/farming_agriculture/first-milk-launches-water-quality-strategy-across-700-farms/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:51:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/farming_agriculture/first-milk-launches-water-quality-strategy-across-700-farms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Milk announces record &amp;#163;16.8m creamery investment]]></title><description><![CDATA[First Milk is to invest &pound;16.8 million in its Lake District Creamery in Cumbria, marking the farmer-owned 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untraceable cattle]]></title><description><![CDATA[A major cattle traceability breach in Fife has left 271 animals unable to enter the food chain, with the farm business deciding to slaughter...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/farming_agriculture/fife-farm-set-to-slaughter-271-untraceable-cattle/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:51:36 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/farming_agriculture/fife-farm-set-to-slaughter-271-untraceable-cattle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farmers and firefighters halt major Pentland wildfire threat]]></title><description><![CDATA[A wildfire in the Pentland Hills was contained to around 17 hectares after a rapid response by firefighters, farmers and gamekeepers helped ...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/farming_agriculture/farmers-and-firefighters-halt-major-pentland-wildfire-threat/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:51:36 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