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• Transition farm switch to strip-till boosts margins and soil

  28-10-2023 01:20
  
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  At a Farmers Weekly Transition project farm walk in Suffolk, Claydon Drill demonstrated how low-disturbance systems can boost soil health and improve margins. Claydon’s 360ha Gaines Hall arable farm and equipment manufacturing site, near Newmarket, has improved dramatically since moving to low-tillage operations in the early 2000s. See also: Tips on tackling five weed issues […]
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• New tool helps public lobby MPs to stop 'family farm tax'

  08-11-2024 15:42 via farminguk.com
  
  Rural campaigners are urging the general public to help British farmers hit by the latest government budget by using a new tool which emails...
  
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• NFU Scotland questions NatureScot's impartiality in national park bid

  08-11-2024 14:33 via farminguk.com
  
  NFU Scotland has questioned NatureScot’s impartiality in its forthcoming role as reporter to the Scottish government on the proposed Gallowa...
  
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• Public raises thousands for farmer who suffered 'devastating' fire

  08-11-2024 13:15 via farminguk.com
  
  The public have raised thousands of pounds for a farm which recently suffered from a devastating fire, killing a substantial number of lives...
  
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• Charity urges farmers to avoid 'anxiety cycle' following budget

  08-11-2024 12:51 via farminguk.com
  
  A call for farmers and others working in the industry not to bottle up their worries, particularly after the recent budget, has been made by...
  
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• NI farm leaders hold crisis meeting to address 'threats' facing farming

  08-11-2024 11:36 via farminguk.com
  
  Northern Ireland's farm leaders have held a crisis meeting to address the 'threat' facing farming from both UK and NI government policies....
  
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• Farmers urged to complete NFU's harvest survey as deadline looms

  08-11-2024 10:44 via farminguk.com
  
  Arable farmers in England and Wales still have time to complete the NFU's annual harvest survey, with the deadline set for the end of this m...
  
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• AHDB seeks two levy payers for new cereals and oilseeds committee

  08-11-2024 09:49 via farminguk.com
  
  The AHDB is searching for two levy payers to join the research and knowledge exchange committee to help strengthen its ability to answer que...
  
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• Public to applaud farmers at annual Lord Mayor's Show

  07-11-2024 14:45 via farminguk.com
  
  The significant role British farmers play in producing food and looking at the environment will be in the spotlight during this weekend's Lo...
  
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• Tax changes will affect 'many more' farms than government says

  07-11-2024 14:15 via farminguk.com
  
  Inheritance tax changes and reductions in agricultural and business property relief (APR and BPR) will affect 'many more' farms than the gov...
  
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• Clarkson's Farm season five 'officially in production'

  07-11-2024 12:52 via farminguk.com
  
  Amazon Prime Video has announced that a fifth season of the hugely popular Clarkson's Farm is 'officially in production'.In an announcem...
  
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• London rally at 'full capacity' as 1,800 farmers to lobby MPs

  07-11-2024 11:26 via farminguk.com
  
  The London rally due to take place on 19 November is now as 'full capacity', and unregistered farmers are being told not to travel to the ca...
  
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• Victims of on-farm crime asked about experiences for new study

  07-11-2024 10:34 via farminguk.com
  
  Victims of on-farm crime are being asked about their experiences for new research which aims to demonstrate the extent of the issue to gover...
  
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• NFU Cymru to sound 'family farm tax' warning at annual conference

  07-11-2024 10:09 via farminguk.com
  
  NFU Cymru will warn the UK government at its annual conference later today that its 'misguided and ill thought-out' farm tax reforms must be...
  
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• Hemp to be made easier for British farmers to grow

  07-11-2024 10:09 via farminguk.com
  
  The government is set to make it easier for farmers to grow hemp to help boost the sector and 'maximise its economic potential'.Reforms ...
  
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• Scottish farmers to rally outside Holyrood in late November

  06-11-2024 15:36 via farminguk.com
  
  Farmers in Scotland have organised a rally in late November outside the Scottish parliament to send a message of the importance of the indus...
  
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• Defra announces new commissioner role for tenant farming sector

  06-11-2024 13:56 via farminguk.com
  
  Defra has announced it will proceed with the appointment of a commissioner for the tenant farming sector in England following industry lobby...
  
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• Report compares English beef and lamb standards with Americas

  06-11-2024 11:18 via farminguk.com
  
  New reports have compared English beef and lamb standards with key competitors in the Americas to help provide transparency for the sector a...
  
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• Former Health Secretary appointed Shadow Defra Secretary

  06-11-2024 11:18 via farminguk.com
  
  The Conservative Party has confirmed that former Health Secretary Victoria Atkins has now become the Shadow Defra Secretary.The MP for L...
  
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• Blow for farmers as research uncovers new pickup truck tax

  06-11-2024 10:44 via farminguk.com
  
  Farmers and others who work in the countryside are set for another tax blow as double-cab pickups will be classed as company cars for tax pu...
  
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• 'Farmwashing' campaign revs up as 11,000 letters sent to MPs

  06-11-2024 10:44 via farminguk.com
  
  A campaign exposing misleading 'farmwashing' practices adopted by retailers, who are 'exploiting' farmers with fake farm brands, has receive...
  
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• Family farms urged to seek expert advice after 'disastrous' budget

  06-11-2024 10:13 via farminguk.com
  
  Family farms have been urged to seek expert advice following the 'disastrous' changes to inheritance tax announced in last week's budget.
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• Defra confirms bird flu in Yorkshire free range flock

  06-11-2024 08:57 via farminguk.com
  
  Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed in a free range flock on a farm in East Yorkshire, making it the first bird flu case of...
  
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• Over 150,000 people urge Defra to u-turn on 'family farm tax'

  05-11-2024 14:45 via farminguk.com
  
  Over 150,000 people have signed a petition calling on the government to reverse its deeply controversial decision on agricultural property r...
  
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• Morrisons pledges £1.4 billion for its farmer suppliers for 2025

  05-11-2024 13:00 via farminguk.com
  
  Morrisons has confirmed it will invest £1.4 billion in its farmer suppliers next year as it commits to 'standing shoulder to shoulder' with ...
  
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• Wales follows rest of UK with relaxation of bird flu egg label rules

  05-11-2024 11:23 via farminguk.com
  
  Hens housed inside during an avian influenza outbreak will not lose their free-range status on their egg labels, the Welsh government has an...
  
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• Campaigners urge council to reject Cranswick's 'US-style megafarm'

  05-11-2024 10:59 via farminguk.com
  
  Sustainable food campaigners have called out meat producer Cranswick's plans to build a 'US-style megafarm' in Norfolk as 'madness'.Camp...
  
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• The Black Farmer receives £250k investment from social impact fund

  05-11-2024 10:23 via farminguk.com
  
  Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, also known as The Black Farmer, has received a £250,000 investment from a fund designed specifically for under-repre...
  
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• Cumbria farmer, 25, wins annual Young Farmer of Year award

  05-11-2024 09:59 via farminguk.com
  
  A young farmer from Cumbria has been described as ‘dynamite’ for the industry after winning the annual Young Farmer of the Year award.T...
  
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• 'Clear miscalculation' on inheritance tax change impact, NFU warns

  05-11-2024 09:36 via farminguk.com
  
  The NFU has told the government that there has been a 'clear miscalculation' of the impact that inheritance tax changes will have on farming...
  
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