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

Politics

'Every hour now counts' as Welsh farms face water shortages

Government unveils £65m package for drought-hit farmers

Union demands resignations as confidence in DAERA collapses

Calls grow for broader review after 51 cattle destroyed in DAERA operation

Pylon bill discounts welcomed but farm impacts raise concern

£1.9bn boost possible from more homegrown fruit and veg

Dairy

Woman milks 10,000 cows in 10 days for farming charity

Lactalis strikes deal for Cathedral City owner Saputo UK

Third Scottish farm hit by bluetongue as vaccine concerns grow

Chief vet urges vaccination as bluetongue cases rise above 420

Bluetongue and drought leave livestock farms facing mounting pressure

Bluetongue spreads north as Scotland confirms second affected farm

Poultry

Poultry producers warned as Salmonella risk rises in hot weather

UK farm unions demand tougher Brazilian meat safeguards

NFU Scotland calls for equal standards on egg imports

Farm leaders demand action over Brazilian beef import risk

ABN to quit UK pig and poultry feed market

Cranswick revenue rises 5.5% as poultry and pork volumes grow

ITFarmer

AHDB launches £500k BYDV tool to help growers cut sprays

£20m fund opens for next generation of farm robots

Oxford spinout buys wheat breeder in precision-breeding push

Surrey farmers offered £35,000 grants with no match funding

Drones and AI power surge in British blueberry sales

Pig slurry powers AI in new farm income venture

Pigs

UK pork market exposed as Denmark plans major pig sector reforms

Pig producers lose £20 a head as margins plunge

Red meat finds growth online despite £400m takeaway downturn

Scottish red meat output hits record £4.2bn

ABN to quit UK pig and poultry feed market

Cranswick revenue rises 5.5% as poultry and pork volumes grow

Environment

Drought pressure fuels calls to ease farm water rules

'Bad to worse' as UK harvest drops another million tonnes

'Every hour now counts' as Welsh farms face water shortages

Government unveils £65m package for drought-hit farmers

Oat growers face 40-point checks as weather risks grow

Spring barley yields head for record low as harvest struggles

Arable

AHDB launches £500k BYDV tool to help growers cut sprays

Drought pressure fuels calls to ease farm water rules

'Bad to worse' as UK harvest drops another million tonnes

Government unveils £65m package for drought-hit farmers

Oat growers face 40-point checks as weather risks grow

Spring barley yields head for record low as harvest struggles

Crime

Police probe Dorset barn fire that destroyed 2,000 hay bales

Men arrested over suspected illegal waste dumping at Cheshire farm

Food fraud undercuts genuine producers as losses hit £2bn

Farm leaders welcome major rise in fly-tipping fines

Farmer jailed after body found in trailer abandoned at farm

Summer campaign targets livestock attacks in Snowdonia

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