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Politics
SFI fallout: MPs launch survey after £233m funding rush

SFI fallout: MPs launch survey after £233m funding rush

NFU Scotland steps up autumn budget pressure on farm tax and costs

NFU Scotland steps up autumn budget pressure on farm tax and costs

SFI 'haves and have nots' warning issued at Labour conference

SFI 'haves and have nots' warning issued at Labour conference

Welsh FAWL farmers spared duplicate SFS animal health paperwork

Welsh FAWL farmers spared duplicate SFS animal health paperwork

More than 100 MPs demand action after SFI26 funding runs out in hours

More than 100 MPs demand action after SFI26 funding runs out in hours

Labour under pressure across countryside seats in new polling model

Labour under pressure across countryside seats in new polling model

Dairy
November milk price held steady by First Milk

November milk price held steady by First Milk

Muller raises November farm gate milk price by 0.5ppl

Muller raises November farm gate milk price by 0.5ppl

New entrants invited to bid for two Cornwall Council farms

New entrants invited to bid for two Cornwall Council farms

NFU Scotland demands action over 28p Skelmersdale milk price

NFU Scotland demands action over 28p Skelmersdale milk price

Bluetongue outbreak surges past 2,100 premises

Bluetongue outbreak surges past 2,100 premises

New Aberdeen-Angus index targets higher dairy-beef returns

New Aberdeen-Angus index targets higher dairy-beef returns

Poultry
Waitrose marks 500 years of turkey with all-British free-range range

Waitrose marks 500 years of turkey with all-British free-range range

Northern Ireland union calls for fairer livestock weighing

Northern Ireland union calls for fairer livestock weighing

Thai poultry audit sparks call for tougher UK import standards

Thai poultry audit sparks call for tougher UK import standards

Avara Foods unveils £100m investment in UK poultry

Avara Foods unveils £100m investment in UK poultry

Retailers back British beef and poultry amid Brazilian import concerns

Retailers back British beef and poultry amid Brazilian import concerns

Major £6m investment transforms Cambridgeshire poultry site

Major £6m investment transforms Cambridgeshire poultry site

ITFarmer
Farm tech uptake grows but cost barriers still bite

Farm tech uptake grows but cost barriers still bite

Police launch 'first-of-its-kind' rural crime drone scheme

Police launch 'first-of-its-kind' rural crime drone scheme

AI welfare cameras rolled out across 46 M&S dairy farms

AI welfare cameras rolled out across 46 M&S dairy farms

Gen Z support for British farmers stronger than expected

Gen Z support for British farmers stronger than expected

Northern Ireland first in UK to roll out cattle EID

Northern Ireland first in UK to roll out cattle EID

Farm tech projects could win up to £3m in new Defra fund

Farm tech projects could win up to £3m in new Defra fund

Pigs
Northern Ireland union calls for fairer livestock weighing

Northern Ireland union calls for fairer livestock weighing

AHDB steps up pork promotion with new autumn advertising burst

AHDB steps up pork promotion with new autumn advertising burst

British red meat exports hit £1.1bn as US demand surges

British red meat exports hit £1.1bn as US demand surges

UK vets put on alert over unusual pig disease found in Europe

UK vets put on alert over unusual pig disease found in Europe

Pig producers seek emergency aid as losses hit £50 a head

Pig producers seek emergency aid as losses hit £50 a head

FSA reports 'very significant' rise in heat-stressed livestock at abattoirs

FSA reports 'very significant' rise in heat-stressed livestock at abattoirs

Environment
SFI fallout: MPs launch survey after £233m funding rush

SFI fallout: MPs launch survey after £233m funding rush

Farm AD and composting sites face new digital waste rules from today

Farm AD and composting sites face new digital waste rules from today

Up to 500 farmers could join new Northern Ireland nature scheme

Up to 500 farmers could join new Northern Ireland nature scheme

More than 100 MPs demand action after SFI26 funding runs out in hours

More than 100 MPs demand action after SFI26 funding runs out in hours

FOI reveals £65m soil data gap in Sustainable Farming Incentive

FOI reveals £65m soil data gap in Sustainable Farming Incentive

UK dairy farmers lose 240m litres of milk in record-hot summer

UK dairy farmers lose 240m litres of milk in record-hot summer

Arable
AHDB U-turn keeps Farmbench alive for another year

AHDB U-turn keeps Farmbench alive for another year

Major oilseed rape disease pathogen shows widespread SDHI resistance

Major oilseed rape disease pathogen shows widespread SDHI resistance

Poor harvest sparks NFU call for emergency farm support

Poor harvest sparks NFU call for emergency farm support

FOI reveals £65m soil data gap in Sustainable Farming Incentive

FOI reveals £65m soil data gap in Sustainable Farming Incentive

Dry conditions leave major UK crops below five-year average

Dry conditions leave major UK crops below five-year average

Third consecutive small wheat harvest puts UK market under pressure

Third consecutive small wheat harvest puts UK market under pressure

Crime
Man arrested as 158kg of meat seized in 'smokies' crackdown

Man arrested as 158kg of meat seized in 'smokies' crackdown

Activists convicted over theft of lambs from Sandringham Estate

Activists convicted over theft of lambs from Sandringham Estate

Farmers warned as thieves target pick-ups, quads and tools

Farmers warned as thieves target pick-ups, quads and tools

Animal Rising trio on trial over Sandringham lamb removal

Animal Rising trio on trial over Sandringham lamb removal

Tractor driver jailed after fatal A40 crash

Tractor driver jailed after fatal A40 crash

Police hunt dog owner after 35 sheep killed in Devon attacks

Police hunt dog owner after 35 sheep killed in Devon attacks