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• Supply chains warned not to dump carbon costs on farmers

  13-07-2026 08:05 via farminguk.com
  
  Farmers risk being left to carry the cost and legal uncertainty of supply-chain carbon targets without fair payment, rural organisations hav...
  
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• Government told to replace 'farm fresh' claims with clear welfare labels

  14-07-2026 10:25 via farminguk.com
  
  Shoppers struggle to establish how animals were reared from many food labels, according to a report calling for mandatory welfare informatio...
  
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• Labour told to put farming at heart of economic reset

  14-07-2026 09:31 via farminguk.com
  
  Closing rural England’s productivity gap could generate an estimated £22.5 billion in additional economic output, according to a report urgi...
  
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• SFI26 Window 1 funding hits 75% as farmers urged to act

  14-07-2026 07:46 via farminguk.com
  
  Farmers are being warned not to delay Sustainable Farming Incentive applications after Defra confirmed that three-quarters of the first-wind...
  
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• British lamb wins tariff-free access under Swiss trade deal

  14-07-2026 07:46 via farminguk.com
  
  British lamb will enter Switzerland tariff-free within quota for the first time under a new trade agreement offering improved access for UK ...
  
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• The Archers-linked farm putting community back at its heart

  13-07-2026 18:31 via farminguk.com
  
  A Worcestershire farm associated with the origins of The Archers is rebuilding its future around community ownership, direct food sales and ...
  
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• Farm groups call for overhaul of livestock emissions accounting

  13-07-2026 16:19 via farminguk.com
  
  A coalition of 42 farming organisations from 17 countries is urging governments to report agricultural methane separately from carbon dioxid...
  
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• New cancer guide offers lifeline to Welsh farming families

  13-07-2026 15:25 via farminguk.com
  
  A new Welsh-English guide created by farmers with experience of cancer will be launched at the Royal Welsh Show to help farming families cop...
  
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• EU reset could put 2027 crops at risk, rural advisers warn

  13-07-2026 15:25 via farminguk.com
  
  Farmers planting crops this autumn could face uncertainty over whether some produce meets new rules by harvest 2027 under the planned UK-EU ...
  
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• Scottish lamb prices remain 25% above five-year average

  13-07-2026 13:18 via farminguk.com
  
  Scottish lamb prices have fallen nearly 20% from their seasonal peak, but remain almost 25% above the five-year average as export demand con...
  
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• Pig slurry powers AI in new farm income venture

  13-07-2026 10:51 via farminguk.com
  
  A pig farm in north-west England is using electricity generated from slurry-fed anaerobic digestion to power artificial-intelligence compute...
  
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• Beef and lamb roadmap charts route to 7.9% emissions cut

  13-07-2026 09:36 via farminguk.com
  
  Beef and sheep farmers could cut annual emissions by 1.9 million tonnes while improving productivity under a new environmental roadmap for E...
  
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• South East Water pledges 48-hour livestock support during outages

  12-07-2026 09:20 via farminguk.com
  
  South East Water has pledged to aim for emergency livestock support within 48 hours of an unplanned supply outage under a new protection sch...
  
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• £2m lifeline launched as Scottish pig farmers quit sector

  11-07-2026 08:45 via farminguk.com
  
  Scotland has launched a £2 million support fund for independent pig farmers as falling prices drive producers out of the sector and threaten...
  
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• Seven tractors damaged after suspected shooting at dealership

  10-07-2026 14:54 via farminguk.com
  
  Seven tractors at a Raglan machinery dealership had their windscreens damaged after reports of shooting noises in the early hours, Gwent Pol...
  
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• Farm sales rise to highest first-half level in almost 20 years

  10-07-2026 14:25 via farminguk.com
  
  More English farms have come to market than at any comparable point for almost 20 years, despite the total acreage available remaining large...
  
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• Agricultural business failures surge 450% as pressure mounts

  10-07-2026 12:26 via farminguk.com
  
  Agricultural business failures have surged by 450% as rising costs, subsidy changes and cashflow pressure push more companies into administr...
  
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• Cow-sharing scheme uses cattle to tackle Welsh wildfire risk

  10-07-2026 11:38 via farminguk.com
  
  Cattle are being used to help fight wildfire risk on one of Wales’s rarest landscapes, as a community grazing scheme tackles flammable veget...
  
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• Renowned Northumberland herdsman's farm comes to market for £4m

  10-07-2026 10:04 via farminguk.com
  
  A historic Northumberland farm has come to market for £4 million as renowned herdsman Frank Robson prepares to retire after a lifetime in li...
  
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• £13bn Devon data centre plan delayed amid farmland concerns

  10-07-2026 09:41 via farminguk.com
  
  A proposed £13bn data centre and battery storage scheme on north Devon farmland has been delayed after growing concern over its scale, count...
  
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• Record milk output may mask future cow shortage, AHDB warns

  10-07-2026 07:49 via farminguk.com
  
  Britain’s record milk production could be masking a looming shortage of future dairy cows, AHDB has warned.The levy board believes more ...
  
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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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• 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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• 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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