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UK wheat imports highest in over a decade due to small crop

Wheat imports into the UK this year are forecast to be at the highest volumes since 2012, partially due to a smaller domestic wheat crop with lower proteins. The AHDB…

POULTRY

Welsh layers to stay 'free-range' after 16 weeks of housing

Welsh egg producers have welcomed confirmation that labelling rules are to change which will allow hens that are housed for more than 16 weeks during an avian influenza outbreak to…

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Victoria Atkins named as new shadow Defra secretary

In a significant reshuffle following Kemi Badenoch's election as Conservative leader, former health secretary Victoria Atkins has been appointed as the shadow Defra secretary. This move places the Louth and…

TENANCIES AND RENTS

TFA delighted after Defra confirms tenant commissioner role

The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has welcomed confirmation from Defra that it will appoint the first commissioner for the tenant farming sector in England, describing this as “a shaft of…

LIVESTOCK

Bluetongue vaccination could remove restrictions in 2025

Vaccination could be used instead of movement restrictions to manage bluetongue disease in the UK next year. Defra and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (Apha) are set to meet…

MACHINERY

Major distribution changes for Sky drills and Hustler kit

Burel Group has decided to take UK sales and support for its Sky drills in-house after a long-standing partnership with Opico, with the Lincs-based distributor continuing to supply parts until…

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Sugar-based aviation crucial for net-zero push, says NI FFA

UK sugar beet growers could help mitigate climate change and obesity if the aviation industry switches to biofuels, including ethanol produced from sugar, a Northern Ireland-based campaign group has claimed.…

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OPINION

Editor's View: Chancellor hikes punishment for sudden death

After today’s (30 October) Budget, chancellor Rachel Reeves’ message to farmers is “don’t die unexpectedly or it’ll cost you”. If Defra secretary Steve Reed and farming minister Daniel Zeichner were…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: Jobs can wait for harvest festival recital

I’d said I couldn’t go. We had cattle booked to go to the abattoir that morning, it was forecast to pour with rain all day, and I had a million…