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• Land-based college SRUC hailed for gender inclusivity

  13-11-2024 13:14 via farminguk.com
  
  Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has been hailed for its commitment to advancing gender equality and inclusivity with a Bronze level Athena S...
  
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• NHS Scotland offers flu vaccine for poultry workers and handlers

  15-11-2024 16:20 via farminguk.com
  
  NHS Scotland is offering the free flu vaccine this winter to those at risk of exposure to avian influenza, such as poultry workers and bird ...
  
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• Concern raised as Wales's agricultural funding could see major fall

  15-11-2024 14:46 via farminguk.com
  
  Welsh farm leaders are seeking clarity on the future of agricultural funding following concerns Wales's share could be drastically reduced.
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• Pig sector urges producers to warn MPs of budget's impact

  15-11-2024 13:32 via farminguk.com
  
  Farmers have been urged to write to their MPs to highlight the 'devastating personal impact' of the changes to agricultural property relief ...
  
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• 'Changes to inheritance tax will severely impact our family farm'

  15-11-2024 12:26 via farminguk.com
  
  A Gloucestershire farmer has explained his reasons why he is attending next week's London rally following the budget and its 'severe impact'...
  
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• Plans to build UK’s largest solar farm submitted to government

  15-11-2024 11:11 via farminguk.com
  
  Plans to build the UK’s largest solar farm covering some 2,400-acres of land in Oxfordshire have been submitted to the Planning Inspectorate...
  
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• Lidl's five-year investment in British farming to reach £21 billion

  15-11-2024 10:40 via farminguk.com
  
  Lidl has said it is on track to invest a total of £21 billion in British farming over a five-year period, exceeding its original goal of £15...
  
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• Survey: Half of farm families could break inheritance promises

  15-11-2024 10:03 via farminguk.com
  
  Children of farming families could be left high and dry despite their parents’ promises, as half of those making inheritance assurances also...
  
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• Farmers see incomes plummet as NFU calls outlook 'stark' for many

  15-11-2024 10:03 via farminguk.com
  
  Farmers across numerous sectors have seen incomes plummet, new Defra figures show, with the NFU calling the outlook for many 'stark'.Def...
  
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• Bluetongue impact survey reveals vaccine concern among farmers

  14-11-2024 15:40 via farminguk.com
  
  New insights from an industry-wide bluetongue impact survey, along with research by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), have revealed...
  
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• New campaign urges early detection of cancer among farmers

  14-11-2024 14:15 via farminguk.com
  
  The Farming Community Network (FCN) has unveiled a new cancer campaign which urges farmers to get symptoms properly checked as early as poss...
  
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• UK pig producers post healthy profits on back of falling costs

  14-11-2024 13:24 via farminguk.com
  
  UK pig producers posted healthy profits during the third quarter of this year on the back of falling costs, according to new analysis by AHD...
  
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• Yorkshire estate to rewild arable land as part of 30-year project

  14-11-2024 11:56 via farminguk.com
  
  A North Yorkshire estate has agreed to rewild large swathes of its arable land as part of a new 30-year restoration project.Castle Howar...
  
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• Farmers receive warm welcome during Lord Mayor's Show

  14-11-2024 10:54 via farminguk.com
  
  The role British farmers play in producing food for the public was showcased on the streets of the City of London during the Lord Mayor's Sh...
  
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• Scottish gov urged to deliver for farming after 'crippling' UK budget

  14-11-2024 10:30 via farminguk.com
  
  The Scottish government has been urged to deliver a budget 'for Scottish food and farming' following the UK government's 'crippling' inherit...
  
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• Man arrested after 'emergency slaughter' of cattle on farms

  14-11-2024 10:07 via farminguk.com
  
  A man has been arrested following a food crime investigation into 'emergency slaughter' of cattle on farms in Yorkshire.The man was arre...
  
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• Farmers attending London rally urged to register in advance

  14-11-2024 09:37 via farminguk.com
  
  The time and place of next week's farmer rally has been confirmed by organisers, with attendees also being urged to register in advance....
  
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• Farmers can now apply directly online for expanded 2024 SFI

  13-11-2024 17:15 via farminguk.com
  
  Farmers in England can now apply directly online for the expanded 2024 Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme offer.This has been ma...
  
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• Labour's farm tax a 'hammer blow' to Scottish farming, SNP says

  13-11-2024 14:45 via farminguk.com
  
  The SNP has slammed the UK government's restrictions on agricultural property relief (APR) as a 'hammer blow' to Scotland's family farms.
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• Defra unveils new £50m flood fund and £60m payments for farmers

  13-11-2024 12:12 via farminguk.com
  
  Defra has pledged £50m for internal drainage boards (IDBs) to help protect farmers from future flooding, while confirming that the delayed F...
  
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• Cereals quality survey confirms lower nitrogen and protein levels

  13-11-2024 11:48 via farminguk.com
  
  This year's cereal quality survey has confirmed harvest reports of low protein for wheat and low nitrogen levels in barley, but there are al...
  
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• Farmers struggling to heat homes can now receive £400 grants

  13-11-2024 11:11 via farminguk.com
  
  Charity RSABI has increased the value of its Help for Heating grants as many people in the farming industry continue to see heightened energ...
  
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• Defra pledges £50m to help protect farmers from future flooding

  13-11-2024 10:41 via farminguk.com
  
  Defra has pledged £50m to help protect farmers from future flooding while confirming that the delayed Farming Recovery Fund payments will so...
  
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• Jeff Bezos issues £7m to UK scientists to cut cattle emissions

  13-11-2024 10:16 via farminguk.com
  
  Amazon's Jeff Bezos has announced he will award a £7.3m grant to help a UK-based project to slash cattle emissions with the use of a potenti...
  
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• Appeal after farmer shot at with catapult by suspected hare coursers

  13-11-2024 10:16 via farminguk.com
  
  A Wiltshire farmer was shot at with a catapult and had his vehicle rammed by suspected hare coursers during a 'terrifying' ordeal.Wiltsh...
  
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• Defra heightens bird flu risk level following East Yorkshire case

  12-11-2024 16:52 via farminguk.com
  
  The government has raised the avian influenza risk level in kept poultry following a recent case on a commercial farm in East Yorkshire....
  
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• Former Labour adviser says UK 'doesn't need small farmers'

  12-11-2024 15:22 via farminguk.com
  
  John McTernan, a former adviser to the Tony Blair government, has said that the UK 'doesn't need small farmers' during an interview.Mr M...
  
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• Accelerated phasing out of delinked BPS to have 'huge impact'

  12-11-2024 13:39 via farminguk.com
  
  The government's continued phase-out of direct payments to farmers in England will be accelerated, causing a 'huge impact' on many farming b...
  
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• OSR growers urged to watch out for signs of rape winter stem weevil

  12-11-2024 11:17 via farminguk.com
  
  Oilseed rape growers are being urged to watch out for signs of rape winter stem weevil following reports of the pest appearing in crops in e...
  
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• New modelling shows 'family farm tax' could wipe out annual profits

  12-11-2024 10:45 via farminguk.com
  
  The government's planned inheritance tax changes could leave small family farms paying tax bills that wipe out their annual profits, accordi...
  
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