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Provenance boosts beef and lamb values

Provenance boosts beef and lamb values

12 Jun 202111:30
The industry has called on consumers to continue to support local
BeefBusinesslivestockPrices & trendssheep
Third generation farming family battle solar panel plans

Third generation farming family battle solar panel plans

11 Jun 202114:40
A family has been left devastated by the news that they could lose almost half their farm to a massive solar energy scheme. By Sarah Lyon
Business
RSPCA calls for dogs on leads after lamb rescued from cliff edge

RSPCA calls for dogs on leads after lamb rescued from cliff edge

11 Jun 202110:45
The animal welfare charity has renewed its call for dog owners to be more responsible and keep their dogs on leads near livestock after two separate incidents within a week.
BusinessTake The Lead
Meat processors call for urgent action on labour shortage

Meat processors call for urgent action on labour shortage

11 Jun 202110:01
Meat processors are warning of an impending labour shortage which has become their ‘number one concern’ over recent weeks.
BrexitBusinessLegislationlivestockPolitics
New £15m HQ for Dairy Partners

New £15m HQ for Dairy Partners

11 Jun 202110:00
Dairy Partners’ new 7,000m2 facility in near Stroud, Gloucestershire was expected to be completed in 2022.
Business
Controversial Australian dairy sold for £35 million

Controversial Australian dairy sold for £35 million

10 Jun 202117:05
Van Dairy was at the centre of controversy following claims of breaching animal health and welfare as well as environmental regulations. By Bruce Jobson.
Businessdairy
Carbon border tax could prevent 'carbon leakage'

Carbon border tax could prevent 'carbon leakage'

10 Jun 202114:30
A carbon border tax could be an ’appropriate mechanism’ to address the imbalance should overseas producers fail to meet the UK’s environmental standards, CLA president Mark Bridgeman has said. 
BusinessClimate Change
Trade deal risks bringing 119 banned pesticides to UK

Trade deal risks bringing 119 banned pesticides to UK

10 Jun 202112:00
The Pacific free-trade agreement could bring 119 banned pesticides to the UK, spelling ’disaster’ for UK farmers, a new report by Pesticide Action Network UK (PAN UK) has warned. 
Business
CS application left in limbo after Government agent 'ghosts' farmer

CS application left in limbo after Government agent 'ghosts' farmer

10 Jun 202109:10
A 2020 Countryside Stewardship (CS) Mid-Tier application has been left in limbo after a Catchment Sensitive Farming Officer (CSFO) ‘ghosted’ a farmer and a consultant for more than several weeks.
Business
Rising input costs make milk price unsustainable

Rising input costs make milk price unsustainable

09 Jun 202116:15
AHDB analysis showed the milk price to feed ratio was at a level which historically led to producers cutting back or quitting dairy
Businessdairy
Woodland creation grant opens for applications

Woodland creation grant opens for applications

09 Jun 202109:00
The scheme provides greater financial incentives for woodland creation, with £15.9m available in its first year
Businessgrantchecker
Agritourism booms on back of Covid-19 upheaval

Agritourism booms on back of Covid-19 upheaval

08 Jun 202105:30
Britain’s agritourism sector is booming since the coronavirus pandemic, leading it to become one of the fastest growing sectors of the rural economy.
BusinessCoronavirusDiversificationfarm life
Meat giant JBS hit by cyber attack

Meat giant JBS hit by cyber attack

07 Jun 202116:54
A GDPR lawyer said the attack on JBS highlighted any business in the food supply chain was susceptible to an attack
Business
Farmers urged to check for Ash Dieback

Farmers urged to check for Ash Dieback

06 Jun 202106:00
With Ash Dieback present across 56 per cent of the UK, farmers and landowners have been urged to check their trees this summer for signs of the disease. 
Business
EU drops amendment tightening of rules on dairy alternatives

EU drops amendment tightening of rules on dairy alternatives

05 Jun 202105:30
A proposal by dairy lobbyists to ban any resemblances between milk products and plant-based products has been dropped by the EU parliament.
Business
Ombudsman slams HS2 as 'dishonest' after farmer complaint

Ombudsman slams HS2 as 'dishonest' after farmer complaint

04 Jun 202115:00
HS2 has been slammed as ’dishonest, misleading and inconsistent’ in an ombudsman’s report following complaints made by a West Midlands farmer.
Business
Defra policy could lead to bTB resurgence, farm chiefs warn

Defra policy could lead to bTB resurgence, farm chiefs warn

04 Jun 202111:00
The Government’s new bovine TB policy could lead to a potential resurgence in the disease across England, undermining years of industry effort to stamp it out, industry chiefs have warned. 
Bovine TBBusiness
Fertiliser prices soar

Fertiliser prices soar

04 Jun 202110:05
Farmers were having to make difficult decisions on fertiliser purchases with both wheat and fertiliser prices high
arableBusiness
11-year-old seriously injured after falling from tractor and trapping leg in mower

11-year-old seriously injured after falling from tractor and trapping leg in mower

04 Jun 202109:40
An 11-year-old boy has been seriously injured in a farm incident after he fell from a tractor and trapped his leg in a mower. 
BusinessFarm safety

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