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• Scottish farmers trial app to cut biodiversity audit burden

  09-07-2026 16:02 via farminguk.com
  
  Scottish farmers and crofters are trialling a new app to cut the burden of biodiversity audits and help them meet future payment rules.N...
  
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• Lower grazing levels fuelling moorland fires, sheep body warns

  09-07-2026 19:53 via farminguk.com
  
  Moorland wildfires are being made worse by years of reduced sheep grazing and rising fuel loads, the National Sheep Association has warned.
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• Climate impacts blamed as UK food self-sufficiency drops to 60%

  09-07-2026 15:25 via farminguk.com
  
  UK food self-sufficiency has fallen from 65% to 60% by value, as climate-driven shocks to global commodity markets pushed up the cost of key...
  
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• Nearly 4,000 acres of farmland approved for major solar farm

  09-07-2026 14:28 via farminguk.com
  
  One of the UK’s largest solar farm projects has been approved, with almost 4,000 acres of mostly farmland set to be used across the Lincolns...
  
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• Free prostate cancer checks offered to farmers at NSA Sheep Event

  09-07-2026 14:07 via farminguk.com
  
  Free prostate cancer checks will be offered to farmers and rural workers at this year’s NSA Sheep Event as part of a campaign to improve dia...
  
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• Milk & More depot workers regain bargaining rights

  09-07-2026 11:37 via farminguk.com
  
  Workers at three Milk & More depots have regained collective bargaining rights after Unite secured statutory recognition through the Central...
  
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• Second-hand machinery demand drives 85% sales jump at Cheffins

  09-07-2026 10:43 via farminguk.com
  
  Demand for second-hand farm machinery has surged, with Cheffins reporting £23 million-worth of sales in Q2 as farmers continued to invest in...
  
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• Foodservice firms urged to back British pork as pig prices fall

  09-07-2026 10:10 via farminguk.com
  
  Independent pig producers are facing renewed pressure from falling prices and cheaper imports, prompting the NPA to seek urgent talks with m...
  
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• Next prime minister urged to act on UK food security

  09-07-2026 08:02 via farminguk.com
  
  Food and farming leaders have urged the next prime minister to back a five-point plan to strengthen the UK’s food system, warning that house...
  
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• NFU urges action as small abattoirs disappear from rural Britain

  08-07-2026 18:35 via farminguk.com
  
  Britain’s shrinking network of small abattoirs is leaving livestock farmers with fewer routes to market and raising fresh concerns over the ...
  
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• British farmers could get £1bn boost from public food pledge

  08-07-2026 12:15 via farminguk.com
  
  British farmers could receive a £1 billion-a-year boost if schools, hospitals and other public bodies sourced half their food from local and...
  
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• UK fertiliser reliance leaves food production exposed, report warns

  08-07-2026 11:19 via farminguk.com
  
  UK food production is exposed to global fertiliser price shocks because farmers rely on imports for around 60% of their needs, a new report ...
  
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• West Sussex farm visit puts horticulture challenges in spotlight

  08-07-2026 07:54 via farminguk.com
  
  MPs have been warned that planning barriers, supply chain pressure and uncertainty over seasonal worker visas are holding back UK vegetable ...
  
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• Green GEN Cymru land access procedures criticised by High Court

  08-07-2026 07:28 via farminguk.com
  
  Green GEN Cymru’s farmland access procedures have come under High Court scrutiny after a judge criticised a survey notice served on a Powys ...
  
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• NI farmers offered grants of up to £25k under new £40m scheme

  07-07-2026 17:36 via farminguk.com
  
  Northern Ireland farmers will be able to apply for grants of up to £25,000 from 21 July under a new £40 million scheme to boost farm efficie...
  
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• UK tractor registrations rise but recovery remains fragile

  07-07-2026 15:54 via farminguk.com
  
  UK tractor registrations continued to recover in June, but the machinery market remains fragile as low farmer confidence and rising input co...
  
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• Farming Roadmap should trigger serious business review, advisers say

  07-07-2026 14:17 via farminguk.com
  
  Farmers are being warned to make tough business decisions as England’s Farming Roadmap points to higher standards, lower inputs and less rel...
  
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• Suffolk council moves to protect 12,000 acres of county farms

  07-07-2026 13:06 via farminguk.com
  
  More than 12,000 acres of Suffolk county farmland are set to be protected from future sell-offs under a renewed commitment from Suffolk Coun...
  
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• Royal Highland Show raises £290k for Scottish rural causes

  07-07-2026 11:06 via farminguk.com
  
  Young farmers, farming families and showground facilities are set to benefit after Royal Highland Show visitors helped raise £290,000 for Sc...
  
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• Murder arrest after woman dies in Rochdale farm fire

  07-07-2026 10:23 via farminguk.com
  
  A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman in her 30s was found dead following a fire at a farm in Rochdale.Greater Ma...
  
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• Defra warns missing paperwork could delay Capital Grant applications

  06-07-2026 16:04 via farminguk.com
  
  Farmers could miss out on 2026 Capital Grants unless they get key evidence ready before applications open later this month, Defra has warned...
  
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• Farmer warning after seven suspected arson attacks in two nights

  06-07-2026 13:46 via farminguk.com
  
  Seven suspected arson attacks in two nights have prompted a Cambridgeshire beef farmer to warn that deliberate fires could have devastating ...
  
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• NI farmers to benefit from fairer grid connection costs

  06-07-2026 11:48 via farminguk.com
  
  Northern Ireland farmers could see lower upfront costs for power upgrades and renewable energy connections under new grid charging reforms.
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• £8m cattle emissions research centre to be built in NI

  06-07-2026 11:08 via farminguk.com
  
  Northern Ireland’s livestock sector is to get a new £8 million research facility aimed at helping cattle farms cut emissions while protectin...
  
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• UK pig antibiotic use down 72% in a decade

  06-07-2026 10:40 via farminguk.com
  
  UK pig producers have cut antibiotic use by 72% over the past decade, with usage falling again in 2025 to 77.2 mg/PCU, new AHDB figures show...
  
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• Three farmers recognised for soil health gains

  06-07-2026 09:18 via farminguk.com
  
  Three farmers have been named Soil Farmer of the Year winners after showing how better soil management can cut costs, reduce inputs and stre...
  
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• Oilseed rape recovery hopes grow after pest survey

  05-07-2026 12:01 via farminguk.com
  
  Low cabbage stem flea beetle larvae levels for a second year have strengthened hopes that UK oilseed rape is beginning to recover after seve...
  
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• Farmers urged to act as SFI26 budget hits halfway point

  04-07-2026 13:23 via farminguk.com
  
  Half of the first SFI26 funding window has already been allocated, prompting Defra to urge eligible farmers to submit applications quickly a...
  
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• Badger cull among options in NI bovine TB consultation

  03-07-2026 17:16 via farminguk.com
  
  Northern Ireland farmers are being asked for views on whether badger culling, vaccination or test-and-remove measures should be used to help...
  
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• Beans and lentils could help future-proof UK farming, study says

  03-07-2026 16:08 via farminguk.com
  
  Beans, peas and lentils could help UK farmers build more resilient rotations as climate change, soil pressures and fertiliser costs put trad...
  
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