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Bluetongue control zone extended in England, lifted in Wales

The bluetongue restriction zone has been extended in England to include the Isle of Wight after the disease was identified in a cow on the island, but in Wales controls…

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Police appeal after suspected hare coursers ram farmers

A police investigation has been launched after suspected hare coursers carried out a disturbing attack on a farm near Amesbury, Wiltshire. The suspects reportedly rammed the farmer’s vehicle multiple times,…

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Former Labour aide says UK ‘doesn’t need farmers’

The proposal to scale back inheritance tax (IHT) relief on farmland is mired in fresh controversy, with a former Labour special adviser insisting that farming is an industry “we could…

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Amazon boss injects £7.3m into cattle methane vaccine project

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has invested millions of pounds into a pioneering project aimed at developing a vaccine that would reduce methane emissions from cattle. Researchers at the Pirbright Institute…

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BPS cuts were needed to save farming budget, says Bradshaw

Steep cuts in direct payments to farmers in England are probably the price that had to be paid for Defra to be able to maintain the agricultural budget, NFU president…

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Farmers thank public for support at Lord Mayor’s parade

British farmers and growers have thanked the public for their support in the annual Lord Mayor’s Show, with a parade through central London highlighting their essential role in food production…

FARM POLICY

Efra committee seeks farmers' views on priorities for 2025

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Efra) committee has launched an industry-wide survey to determine which key issues its MPs should look into and scrutinise next year. A short online…

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OPINION

Editor's View: Farmers Weekly backs calls for Budget changes

An additional week’s perspective does not make the Budget any more palatable. With each day that passes, it becomes clearer that the Treasury’s assumptions that only a small number of…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: We can all relate to going 'full Greenwood'

A folk hero, the Oxford English Dictionary tells us, is simply “someone who is admired by the ordinary people of a country or region because of something special they have…