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

Politics

Next prime minister urged to act on UK food security

British farmers could get £1bn boost from public food pledge

West Sussex farm visit puts horticulture challenges in spotlight

Farming Roadmap should trigger serious business review, advisers say

Suffolk council moves to protect 12,000 acres of county farms

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

Dairy

Milk & More depot workers regain bargaining rights

British farmers could get £1bn boost from public food pledge

£8m cattle emissions research centre to be built in NI

Badger cull among options in NI bovine TB consultation

Treveale Farm hosts major dairy open day after historic win

July milk price boost for Arla farmers

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

Scottish farmers trial app to cut biodiversity audit burden

Dog walking app adds sheep alerts to help prevent attacks

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

Pigs

Foodservice firms urged to back British pork as pig prices fall

UK pig antibiotic use down 72% in a decade

Union escalates NI pig producer concerns to Tesco

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

Environment

Lower grazing levels fuelling moorland fires, sheep body warns

Scottish farmers trial app to cut biodiversity audit burden

Climate impacts blamed as UK food self-sufficiency drops to 60%

Nearly 4,000 acres of farmland approved for major solar farm

NI farmers offered grants of up to £25k under new £40m scheme

Defra warns missing paperwork could delay Capital Grant applications

Arable

Climate impacts blamed as UK food self-sufficiency drops to 60%

Nearly 4,000 acres of farmland approved for major solar farm

UK fertiliser reliance leaves food production exposed, report warns

West Sussex farm visit puts horticulture challenges in spotlight

Three farmers recognised for soil health gains

Oilseed rape recovery hopes grow after pest survey

Crime

Farmer warning after seven suspected arson attacks in two nights

Farm loses 135 sheep in overnight theft

Dog walking app adds sheep alerts to help prevent attacks

£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

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