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🚨 Poultry farmers risk losing a disposal route for 650,000 tonnes of litter as three biomass plants face possible closure in 2027
Thetford, Eye and Westfield face uncertainty as government support ends in April
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🚨 £4.2 million recovered as Thames Valley Police cracks down on rural crime
Its Rural Crime Taskforce has reported 383 arrests and more than 500 stop searches in just 12 months, recovering millions of pounds worth of stolen property
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🚨 Could Brazilian beef restricted by the EU end up in Britain?
Welsh farm leaders are calling for a UK import ban over fears of unfair competition
NFU Cymru has urged all 32 Welsh MPs to act
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🚨 Farmers face costly fly-tipping bills as the government cracks down on waste gangs, following 36 arrests since April
A new enforcement group will bring together police, regulators and local leaders
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Farmers will play a major role in restoring Northern Ireland's countryside under a new government strategy, but concerns remain over funding and the potential impact on food production
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Britain has tightened restrictions on hay and straw imports from countries at risk of foot-and-mouth disease, as the government moves to prevent the highly contagious livestock virus entering the country
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One of Wales's major lamb processing plants is changing hands after ABP Food Group agreed to acquire Pilgrim's Europe's Llanidloes abattoir in Powys
The deal is expected to complete in December, with 140 workers set to transfer to ABP UK
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🚨 Farmers face some of Britain's highest workplace injury risks, yet many struggle to access basic NHS healthcare, a major new report has warned
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🚨 Another bird flu outbreak has struck a commercial poultry farm, with thousands of ducks affected in Lincolnshire
The highly pathogenic virus was confirmed near Brigg, triggering a 3km protection zone and a wider 10km surveillance zone
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🐑 Lamb prices are defying the autumn supply surge, according to the latest market analysis
Despite more sheep passing through auction marts, lamb prices remain nearly 10% above last year
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❗Scottish farmers could end up paying the price for cheaper groceries, industry leaders have warned
Proposed food price caps could squeeze farm incomes, increase reliance on imports and put further pressure on Scotland's food supply chain
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Badger culling has ended, but debate over bovine TB continues
The government has adopted its 2038 eradication strategy, focusing on vaccines and testing, as more than 20,000 cattle were slaughtered for TB control in England last year
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🚨 Is Britain's best farmland being sacrificed for solar energy?
MPs have warned that large-scale solar developments could threaten food production, as ministers face growing pressure to strengthen protections for prime agricultural land
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❗🦫 Scottish farmers could face flooding and farmland damage without financial compensation from NatureScot after plans to release up to 15 beaver families into the River Ness catchment were approved
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