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

Politics

Fresh produce sector warns UK cannot 'grow its way out' of food security crisis

Upland farms face scrutiny as MPs launch evidence call

UK food supply 'in trouble' as farm incomes squeezed, group warns

Rare livestock breeds 'at risk' under new disease control plans

Gillian Martin appointed Scotland's new rural affairs secretary

Welsh farming unions press new minister on funding and TB

Dairy

Livestock farmers gain new grass and clover choices for resilient forage

Welsh farms hit by 'perfect storm' of costs and weak milk prices

Aldi targets more British produce with £5bn supplier deals

Cottage cheese boom drives £6m Rodda's investment in Cornwall

Severn Trent expands free bowser scheme for livestock farms

UK seals £3.7bn Gulf trade deal with boost for British farmers

Poultry

Birdsong technology used to track wildlife on poultry and pig farms

Aldi targets more British produce with £5bn supplier deals

NFU says ageing poultry sheds are holding back UK production

Poultry growth pushes Cranswick revenues close to £3bn

Food price controls could heap pressure on British farms, industry warns

Turkey farmers face tougher welfare rules under RSPCA update

ITFarmer

Birdsong technology used to track wildlife on poultry and pig farms

Tesco launches global search for farm technology innovations

AI and volatility set to reshape global agriculture trading, analysis warns

New £5m agri-tech competition launched to help ideas reach farms

£3m boost puts raspberry-picking robots on track for UK farm rollout

AHDB to shut down Farmbench as levy pressures mount

Pigs

Birdsong technology used to track wildlife on poultry and pig farms

Severn Trent expands free bowser scheme for livestock farms

Britain tightens African swine fever defences to protect £8bn pig sector

Morrisons supplier cuts spark fresh fears for struggling pig sector

Pig backlog deepens as producers battle falling prices and rising costs

Scientists develop promising vaccine system targeting pig coronaviruses

Environment

Birdsong technology used to track wildlife on poultry and pig farms

Cornish moorland gains nature reserve status in boost for grazing and wildlife

Farms at risk as peers call for urgent drought resilience plan

Food price shocks a 'permanent burden' as harvests and input costs bite

Land managers urge action after UK's first 'megafire'

Welsh farmers could see manure spreading rules eased

Arable

Potato growers face viability test as costs and contract prices bite

Farms at risk as peers call for urgent drought resilience plan

Food price shocks a 'permanent burden' as harvests and input costs bite

Supermarket giant revamps potato ranges to cut reliance on imports

UK food supply 'in trouble' as farm incomes squeezed, group warns

Historic 1,700-acre estate hits market for more than £45m

Crime

Rural crime falls to £41.5m but quad and livestock theft rise

Fuel thefts surge 120% as farms and rural sites targeted

Farmers warned after £22k digger stolen in online scam

Repeat slurry pollution costs Devon farm nearly £20,000

Wiltshire fly-tipper hit with £1,000 fine over farmland dumping

Farmer fined after digestate spill kills more than 1,600 fish

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