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• Nearly 70 jobs saved following pre-pack sale of Lincs machinery firm

  04-09-2024 11:02 via farminguk.com
  
  Nearly 70 jobs have been saved following the pre-pack sale of Burdens Group, a Lincolnshire-based agricultural machinery dealer.The firm...
  
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• Consultation on Galloway national park proposal extended

  03-11-2024 10:15 via farminguk.com
  
  The Scottish government has extended the consultation period for farmers to have their say on whether Galloway should be designated a nation...
  
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• Bluetongue restriction zone extended to parts of Warwickshire

  02-11-2024 11:52 via farminguk.com
  
  Defra has expanded the bluetongue restricted zone to cover parts of Warwickshire, making it the twentieth county to face tougher restriction...
  
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• Budget will create 'lost generation' of farmers, Lib Dems warn

  01-11-2024 14:44 via farminguk.com
  
  The Liberal Democrats have raised concerns over the budget creating a 'lost generation' of farmers due to a 'double hammer blow' to rural co...
  
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• New campaign aims to 'defend' family farms following budget

  01-11-2024 13:17 via farminguk.com
  
  A new campaign aims to 'defend' family farms and rural businesses following the government's controversial autumn budget.The Country Lan...
  
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• Budget highlights importance of farm succession, AHDB says

  01-11-2024 10:48 via farminguk.com
  
  The controversial autumn budget has highlighted the importance of farm succession and investment decisions, according to AHDB analysts.
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• AHDB calls for new 'ecosystem' for farm-level environmental data

  01-11-2024 10:48 via farminguk.com
  
  The potential benefits of developing an 'ecosystem' which farmers could trust to connect farm-level environmental data has been highlighted ...
  
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• First Milk raises milk price by 1.5p per litre for December 2024

  01-11-2024 08:24 via farminguk.com
  
  First Milk has announced that its milk price will see an increase of 1.5 pence per litre for December 2024.The move means the UK process...
  
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• Farmers across UK to rally in London against 'devastating' budget

  01-11-2024 08:24 via farminguk.com
  
  Farmers across the UK will descend on central London later this month as part of a rally against the government's budget which they say will...
  
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• Police arrest man following theft of 22 tonnes of artisanal cheese

  31-10-2024 16:51 via farminguk.com
  
  A 63-year-old man has been arrested following the theft of 22 tonnes of artisanal cheese - worth £300,000 - from Neal’s Yard Dairy in London...
  
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• Next generation of farmers 'browbeaten' by budget proposals

  31-10-2024 14:55 via farminguk.com
  
  The next generation of farmers are 'browbeaten' by the government's budget announcements, the National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (N...
  
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• Arla's milk price increases by over 2p per litre for November

  31-10-2024 14:19 via farminguk.com
  
  Arla's price for its British farmer suppliers for November 2024 has increased for both conventional and organic milk, the co-op has confirme...
  
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• Banks should 'radically rethink' farmer support in green transition

  31-10-2024 12:09 via farminguk.com
  
  Banks need to 'radically rethink' how they support farmers to shift to farming systems that prioritise climate and nature, a new report has ...
  
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• AHDB issues lungworm in cattle alert amid 'ideal' conditions

  31-10-2024 10:09 via farminguk.com
  
  Farmers are being urged to monitor and take immediate action upon hearing cattle cough to prevent fatalities from lungworm.The wet summe...
  
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• Inheritance tax changes 'immensely damaging' to tenant farmers

  31-10-2024 09:07 via farminguk.com
  
  Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged to 'think again' as inheritance tax changes will be 'immensely damaging' to the let sector of agricu...
  
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• Impact of budget will be 'final straw' for many farmers, NFU warns

  31-10-2024 08:05 via farminguk.com
  
  The impact of the budget will be the 'final straw' for many farmers and could lead to food price rises, the NFU has warned.The governmen...
  
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• Government announces no change to agriculture budget

  30-10-2024 16:12 via farminguk.com
  
  The government has announced it will freeze the agriculture budget at the same level it has been since 2014, despite repeated calls for a si...
  
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• Agricultural property relief 'severely curtailed' in government's budget

  30-10-2024 15:27 via farminguk.com
  
  Agricultural property relief is set to be 'severely curtailed' after the government announced reform of the tax relief in today's autumn bud...
  
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• Five police forces in south west team up to stamp out rural crime

  30-10-2024 13:49 via farminguk.com
  
  Five police forces in the south west have collaborated together to stamp out rural crime in the region, including numerous reassurance visit...
  
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• Weeds continuing to emerge and grow in oilseed rape later than usual

  30-10-2024 10:44 via farminguk.com
  
  Weeds are continuing to emerge and grow in oilseed rape crops later than usual due to unseasonably mild temperatures.
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• RSPCA Assured to 'significantly' boost unannounced visits to farms

  30-10-2024 10:04 via farminguk.com
  RSPCA Assured has announced it will 'significantly' boost the number of announced and unannounced visits to farms, following a review of the...
  
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• Land management greatly impacts soil organic levels, data suggests

  30-10-2024 09:27 via farminguk.com
  
  Data from thousands of soil samples suggests that land management has a significant impact on soil organic matter (SOM) levels.
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• Four postgraduate agricultural students receive NFU Mutual bursaries

  30-10-2024 08:38 via farminguk.com
  
  Four postgraduate agricultural students from across the UK have been chosen to receive a bursary from the NFU Mutual Charitable Trust.Th...
  
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• Two wildlife charities buy 3,800-hectares worth of Rothbury Estate

  30-10-2024 08:13 via farminguk.com
  
  Two wildlife charities have bought 3,800-hectares worth of the Rothbury Estate, making it the largest block of land purchased in England in ...
  
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• NSA chief appointed first chair of Dartmoor Management Group

  29-10-2024 16:12 via farminguk.com
  
  Phil Stocker, who leads the National Sheep Association (NSA), has been announced as the first independent chair of the new Dartmoor Land Use...
  
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• NSA chief appointed as first chair of Dartmoor Management Group

  29-10-2024 15:48 via farminguk.com
  
  Phil Stocker, who leads the National Sheep Association (NSA), has been announced as the first independent chair of the new Dartmoor Land Use...
  
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• NFU Scotland's current vice presidents to stand for position of president

  29-10-2024 14:55 via farminguk.com
  
  NFU Scotland's current vice presidents have both indicated that they will stand for the position of president in the union's elections early...
  
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• Farmers urged to test for liver fluke amid 'very different' winter

  29-10-2024 12:42 via farminguk.com
  
  Livestock producers are being encouraged to test for liver fluke in an autumn and winter that could be 'very different' to recent years.
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• Man who stole sheep and butchered them in garage fined £150

  29-10-2024 11:16 via farminguk.com
  
  A man who stole five sheep from a farm and then illegally butchered them in his garage has been ordered to pay out £150.Vladut Boberschi...
  
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• Meat levy board Hybu Cig Cymru searches for new CEO

  29-10-2024 10:39 via farminguk.com
  
  Red meat levy board Hybu Cig Cymru (Meat Promotion Wales) is looking to recruit a new CEO to lead the organisation into its 'next phase of d...
  
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