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What's moving in UK farming this week — DEFRA announcements, market shifts, technology rollouts and the trade decisions that hit the gate price. Coverage from outside the press release: policy detail and on-farm consequences side by side, written by Suffolk grower Tim Harfield.
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Industry
Natural flystrike methods cut chemical use in farmer-led trial
Five UK sheep farmers have completed a one-year trial demonstrating that natural flystrike prevention methods can work alongside—or even replace—conventi...
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Industry
Early crop nutrient availability driver for forage maize production
The Potash Development Association warns that early nutrient availability is key for maximising forage maize yields, particularly during cool spring.
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News
UK farming exposed to fertiliser shocks, new report warns
A fresh warning from the National Preparedness Commission has laid bare the UK’s alarming dependence on imported fertilisers, with geopolitical upheaval.
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Industry
Considering cell counts ahead of breeding
With calving winding down across most farms, the focus is shifting from peak lactation management to breeding decisions—and that means cell counts need a...
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News
What are the environmental pressures for bTB restricted farms
Bovine tuberculosis is building up serious environmental pressures on both dairy and beef farms, according to a stark new report from the Andersons Centre.
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Industry
Over 100 jobs in doubt as meat supplier edges towards closure
The Inverurie-based meat supplier, which has traded for five decades, revealed that 30 staff have already been made redundant, with a further 90 now ente...
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Industry
Tips on managing a compact calving pattern in suckler herds
Suckler farmers who maintain a compact calving pattern are witnessing tangible benefits in herd fertility, weaning weights and labour efficiency, accordi...
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Industry
NI farmers hit with £96m yearly bill from bovine TB, study finds
An independent study commissioned by UFU, LMC and Dairy Council NI puts the total annual cost of bovine TB to Northern Ireland’s farming sector at.
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News
Tesco turns surplus food into livestock feed in UK first
Tesco has begun converting surplus food that would otherwise end up in landfill into animal feed at a UK facility for the first time — a move that could.
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News
First UK dairy carbon network farm walk in Northern Ireland hosted in Down
AgriSearch hosted the first UK Dairy Carbon Network farm walk in Northern Ireland on the Williamson family's Co. Down farm, focusing on breeding and.
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