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• Survey explores challenges for Welsh beef and sheep farms

  10-09-2024 10:25 via farminguk.com
  
  Beef and sheep farmers in Wales are being urged to complete a short survey to highlight the many challenges currently facing the red meat se...
  
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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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• One of UK's most successful pedigree livery experts wins award

  04-11-2024 15:02 via farminguk.com
  
  One of the UK’s most successful and respected pedigree livery experts has been chosen as the winner of the David Thomlinson Lifetime Achieve...
  
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• Welsh government issues £14m as part of SFS 'preparatory phase'

  04-11-2024 11:51 via farminguk.com
  
  The Welsh government has announced that £14 million will be available to farmers via five schemes in the lead up to the transition to the SF...
  
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• Tesco unveils new sustainability partnership to 'transform' UK dairy

  04-11-2024 10:19 via farminguk.com
  
  Tesco and its milk suppliers Arla and Muller have launched a new partnership which aims to 'transform' the dairy sector by putting more emph...
  
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• Global pork producers 'cautious' on herd rebuilding due to disease risks

  04-11-2024 09:26 via farminguk.com
  
  Despite improved profitability, global pork producers are cautious on herd rebuilding due to ongoing trade, disease, and demand uncertaintie...
  
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• D J Leigh Used Machinery

  03-11-2024 21:18 via farmingmonthly.co.uk
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  Roller-Mat 6.3m Hydraulic Folding Rolls.  Working order £2750.00
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  Tasker Tillage Train Wide Disk Tines Disk £2725.00
  1968-69 David Brown Bucket, Roll bar £2250.00
  Toro 3000 Master Rotary Mower Diesel Good condition £4250.00
  Bobcat 313 Skid Steer Loader Fork Bucket £1275.00 Needs attention
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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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