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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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News
Upland Farms Get Lifeline with Free Post-BPS Training
H&H Group and University of Cumbria offer 12 fully funded training places for upland farms adapting to post-BPS changes.
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Industry
Second-Hand Farm Kit Boom: Cheffins Reports 15% Sales Jump
Well-known machinery auctioneers, Cheffins, have just dropped figures that’ll make some farmers both scratch their heads and breathe a sigh of relief.
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News
Global Tensions Squeeze UK Food Production, Unions Sound Alarm
The unions' joint message was stark: global tensions, particularly those linked to the ongoing Iran conflict, are directly destabilising UK food su...
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Industry
Fermanagh Sawmill Fined £87k After Worker Loses Foot
A Fermanagh sawmill firm, Balcas Timber Limited, has been hit with a hefty £87,000 fine following a workplace incident that saw an employee tragically lo...
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Industry
Diesel Fraud Rocks Agri-Supply Chain: Farmers Beware
A staggering diesel VAT evasion scheme, code-named ‘Water into Wine’ by authorities, has led to charges against six individuals in Germany, with.
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News
Supermarkets Challenged: FFA Demands Clarity on Farm Future
Farmers for Action (FFA) has sent a clear message to 11 of the UK’s biggest supermarket chains, following their recent protests outside Tesco outlets in.
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News
Trail Hunting Ban: Government Opens Consultation
The Labour government, less than two years into its term, has wasted no time in delivering on a key manifesto commitment: a ban on trail hunting in Engla...
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News
Nearly £1m to Save Wales’ Curlew From Extinction
But there’s a glimmer of hope on the horizon for this much-loved wader, as nearly £1 million in government funding has been secured to pull it back from.
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Industry
500 Feed Mill Jobs at Risk After ABN Contract Loss
The axe fell after ABN, a prominent name in feed supply, lost a significant contract to 2 Ag – formerly 2 Sisters – who decided to bring their feed produ...
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Industry
Clarkson Launches ‘For Farms’ Sake’ Campaign
But this time, it’s not a policy paper or a grim financial report; it’s Jeremy Clarkson, bless his well-meaning cotton socks, stepping into the fray with a.
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