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How to spot BSE and what farmers can do to prevent it

How to spot BSE and what farmers can do to prevent it

How to spot BSE, what to do if you suspect it, measures you must take to prevent it and when you must have cattle tested.
DataHub

DataHub

We collate the financial and market data relevant to UK agriculture, so you can view the latest prices, analyse trends over time and compare prices between UK livestock markets.
Dairy Farmer Magazine

Dairy Farmer Magazine

Serving the UK dairy sector for 85 years, Dairy Farmer continues to serve its sector with the information it needs.
Auction Finder

Auction Finder

21 Aug 2018
Your one stop shop for all agricultural sales. Visit the UK’s most comprehensive auction directory.
British Farming Awards

British Farming Awards

17 Oct 2019
There are few occasions when farmers come together to celebrate all they have achieved but the British Farming Awards is one of those rare times.
CropTec

CropTec

27 Nov 2019
The CropTec show is for all farmers and agronomists seeking the latest information on innovative methods to increase profits from crop production.
LAMMA 2020

LAMMA 2020

07 Jan 2020
Visit the UK’s leading indoor agricultural event, with eleven packed halls of the very latest in agricultural machinery and equipment. Now at the NEC, Birmingham this is free to attend and free to park.

Environment

NE stops farmers from shooting wild birds to protect lambs and crops

NE stops farmers from shooting wild birds to protect lambs and crops

24 Apr 201910:31
Farmers looking to protect new-born lambs or crops are to be stopped from shooting crows and pigeons because of an abrupt, ‘knee-jerk’ decision by Natural England (NE).
arableBusinessEnvironmentfarm lifeLegislationlivestockPoliticsRural crimesheepWildlife
LISTEN: Brexit makes Open Farm Sunday ‘more important than ever’

LISTEN: Brexit makes Open Farm Sunday ‘more important than ever’

23 Apr 201913:45
Talking to the public about agriculture, food production and on-farm environmental work will become ‘more important than ever’ after the UK leaves the EU, Open Farm Sunday (OFS) founder Ian Pigott has said.
arableBeefBrexitBrexit HubdairyEnvironmentFundingLegislationlivestockPigPoliticspoultrysheep
Plea for public to follow Countryside Code as BBQ fire does £200k damage to SSSI

Plea for public to follow Countryside Code as BBQ fire does £200k damage to SSSI

23 Apr 201913:00
The National Trust has issued a plea for the public to follow the Countryside Code after a fire started by a barbeque tore through Marsden Moor, destroying blanket bog and vital habitats for ground nesting birds.
EnvironmentRural crimeWeatherWildlife
Muller’s Milk & More to become largest operator of electric vehicles

Muller’s Milk & More to become largest operator of electric vehicles

16 Apr 201909:00
Over 500 electric vehicles will be making doorstep deliveries for the dairy from May.
BusinessdairyEnvironmentfarm lifelivestock
Small farmers will get help to pay for advice to access ELMS, says Defra chief

Small farmers will get help to pay for advice to access ELMS, says Defra chief

15 Mar 201915:41
Small farmers are to be given support if they cannot afford to pay for the advice needed to access Defra’s post-Brexit Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELMS), according to a top department official.
arableBeefBrexitBusinessdairyEnvironmentFundingLegislationlivestockPigPoliticspoultrysheep
Environment Agency budget cuts lead to drop in pollution prosecutions

Environment Agency budget cuts lead to drop in pollution prosecutions

14 Mar 201912:00
Deep cuts to the Environment Agency (EA) budget have led to a drop in prosecutions for offences such as pollution, according to a legal expert.
arableEnvironmentFundinglivestockPolitics
Arla aims to be carbon net zero from cow to consumer by 2050

Arla aims to be carbon net zero from cow to consumer by 2050

11 Mar 201910:28
It also wanted to be ’even more closely aligned with nature’ to boost biodiversity across the UK countryside.
BusinessdairyEnvironmentfarm life
UK wildfires will claim multiple lives without mitigation action, says specialist

UK wildfires will claim multiple lives without mitigation action, says specialist

01 Mar 201909:41
Wildfires in the UK will destroy rural communities and claim multiple lives over the coming years if work is not carried out to mitigate their impact, a specialist has claimed.
arableEnvironmentLegislationlivestockPolitics
Gove consults on ‘conservation covenants’ to encourage positive environmental work

Gove consults on ‘conservation covenants’ to encourage positive environmental work

27 Feb 201912:18
The new wave of legal safeguards comes as part of the government’s commitment in its 25-Year Environment Plan to protect England’s wildlife and natural environment.
BusinessEnvironmentfarm lifeFunding
Gove’s preferred Natural England chair could lobby Ministers to drop badger cull

Gove’s preferred Natural England chair could lobby Ministers to drop badger cull

27 Feb 201911:30
Defra Secretary Michael Gove’s preferred new chair of Natural England has admitted he would lobby Ministers to drop the badger cull.
Animal Health and WelfareBeefBovine TBdairyEnvironmentLegislationlivestockPolitics
Countryside Stewardship bridging payment pledge ‘does not meet NFU demands’

Countryside Stewardship bridging payment pledge ‘does not meet NFU demands’

21 Feb 201906:00
The NFU has said Defra Secretary Michael Gove’s pledge to get bridging payments to farmers still waiting for their 2018 Countryside Stewardship (CS) cash in early April does not address its demands.
arableEnvironmentFundinglivestockPolitics
Industry hits back at claims ‘intensive agriculture’ is to blame for insect decline

Industry hits back at claims ‘intensive agriculture’ is to blame for insect decline

12 Feb 201909:00
Industry bodies have hit back at claims ‘intensive agriculture’ is to blame for big declines in insect populations.
arableCrop protectionEnvironmentPolitics
Ag lawyers warn Gove’s ‘green watchdog’ cannot win confidence of farmers

Ag lawyers warn Gove’s ‘green watchdog’ cannot win confidence of farmers

06 Feb 201906:30
A group of agricultural lawyers has warned farmers cannot have any confidence in the ‘green watchdog’ being set up by Defra Secretary Michael Gove because it lacks independence.
arableBrexitEnvironmentLegislationlivestockPolitics
Big Farmland Bird Count back for its sixth year - here’s how you can get involved

Big Farmland Bird Count back for its sixth year - here’s how you can get involved

04 Feb 201913:45
Participants are encouraged to spend just 30 minutes recording bird species on their land from February 8 to 17.
Environmentfarm life
Gove announces £10 million fund to connect deprived kids with countryside

Gove announces £10 million fund to connect deprived kids with countryside

01 Feb 201905:00
Deprived children are to be helped to connect with the countryside through a new £10 million fund, Defra Secretary Michael Gove has said.
EducationEnvironmentfarm lifeFundingGetting startedPolitics
Global Ag View: Brazil looks at simple, sustainable innovation

Global Ag View: Brazil looks at simple, sustainable innovation

01 Jan 201906:00
The country was using integrated crop-livestock-forestry systems to boost its sustainability credentials.
arableBeefBusinessEnvironmentlivestock
Wildlife Trust uses ‘10 years on’ analogy in call to MPs to make Ag Bill ‘greener’

Wildlife Trust uses ‘10 years on’ analogy in call to MPs to make Ag Bill ‘greener’

27 Dec 201806:00
Wildlife industry bods have demanded MPs to back their amendments for a greener Agriculture Bill to avoid slashed investment in land and environment schemes 10 years from now.
BusinessEnvironmentfarm life
Gove’s ‘green watchdog’ won’t create excessive bureaucracy for farmers

Gove’s ‘green watchdog’ won’t create excessive bureaucracy for farmers

20 Dec 201813:24
A new ‘green watchdog’ set up by Defra Secretary Michael Gove should not create excessive bureaucracy for farmers looking after the countryside, according to the CLA.
arableBrexitdairyEnvironmentLegislationlivestockPolitics
Businesses will foot the bill of their own waste, says Michael Gove

Businesses will foot the bill of their own waste, says Michael Gove

20 Dec 201806:00
A new government waste strategy has vowed to put legal onus on businesses and manufacturers to foot the bill of their own waste.
BusinessEnvironmentfarm lifeRural crime
‘Very disappointing’ metaldehyde ban will have major impact on UK farmers

‘Very disappointing’ metaldehyde ban will have major impact on UK farmers

19 Dec 201813:44
The UK’s Government’s shock decision to ban metaldehyde from spring 2020 is ‘very disappointing’ and will have a ‘major impact’ on farmers, according to the NFU.
arableBusinessCrop protectionEnvironmentLegislationPolitics

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