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Agricultural news from around England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Politics

PM change unlikely to ease pressure on farmers, rural experts warn

Scottish farmers warn import tariff move could hit domestic production

Council meat bans under pressure after Enfield and Calderdale reversals

NFU warns hill farms need long-term backing to protect uplands

Government's 25-year farming plan faces calls for urgent delivery

New farming minister hears cost concerns on Surrey dairy visit

Dairy

Welsh cattle herds face new BVD testing rules from July

Mandatory blood tests to target severe bovine TB outbreaks in NI

British food and farming exporters secure £80m trade boost

Council meat bans under pressure after Enfield and Calderdale reversals

Livestock farmers urged to act as extreme heat threatens stock and forage

New farming minister hears cost concerns on Surrey dairy visit

Poultry

British food and farming exporters secure £80m trade boost

Retailers split over white and brown egg future

Defra lifts bird flu restrictions after risk downgrade

Brown eggs to be cut in Sainsbury’s sustainability push

NFU campaign puts British chicken in spotlight

Poultry keepers offered £430 biosecurity reviews

ITFarmer

Farm innovation fund rises to £123m after new government backing

Fruit farm trial to test robots for harvest logistics

Researchers seek farmer input on AI and net zero tools

Tesco urges low-carbon fertilisers to move beyond farm trials

Farmers help develop next-generation slug prediction tool

Farmers can apply for bigger innovation grants under Defra scheme

Pigs

Livestock farmers urged to act as extreme heat threatens stock and forage

Processor cuts could leave 10,000 pigs a week without a market

Scottish pig farmers gain three-year Aldi supply boost

EU rules out CO2 pig stunning ban as UK weighs phase-out

Japan appetite for British red meat fuels export drive

British pork call grows as pig farmers face mounting pressure

Environment

Huge AI data campus plan raises rural land concerns in Devon

Farmers offered £47m to protect England’s peatlands

Farmers warned extreme heat could damage long-term food production

Farmers watch closely as public land set for nature recovery push

Farm innovation fund rises to £123m after new government backing

Natural bacteria may protect crops from rising salinity threat

Arable

Heatwave adds risk after dry spring dents UK crops

Roundup lawsuits dealt blow after Supreme Court backs Bayer

Farmers warned extreme heat could damage long-term food production

Farm innovation fund rises to £123m after new government backing

Natural bacteria may protect crops from rising salinity threat

Extreme weather costing arable farmers billions, AHDB warns

Crime

£3,500 reward offered after Northern Ireland farm thefts

Tractor driver banned after cocaine found in system

Officials appeal after animal carcasses dumped in NI

Farm shops warned as rural crime hits nine in 10 retailers

Kebab firm fined £500,000 over fake lamb labelling

Fly-tipping now a national criminal enterprise, report warns

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