All news on the topic: Farming

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Andy Burnham accused of "waging war" on Britain’s countryside
Andy Burnham has been accused of "waging war" on Britain’s countryside, with many rural Britons declaring that Labour does not care about them.
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British farmers "dangerously exposed" to Chinese hacking through tractors and farming technology
British farmers are "dangerously exposed" to Chinese hacking as Beijing uses tractors to spy on UK food security, a new report has detailed.
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Andy Burnham’s farming minister faints “at the sight of meat” during farm tour
Andy Burnham’s new farming minister fainted "at the sight of meat" after becoming unwell during a tour of a beef freezer.
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Farmer died after tractor crash on Galloway farm, inquiry finds
A farmer died of a traumatic brain injury after the tractor he was driving crashed on his farm in rural Galloway, an inquiry has concluded.
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Hidden rise of Britain’s mega-dairies exposed as thousands of cows remain permanently confined indoors
In a quiet corner of the rolling Somerset countryside lies a farm. It is almost completely hidden from public view – a private road leads up to the facility, dominated by several vast steel-framed buildings and conical feed silos.
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Corsican organised crime figure convicted over €120,000 EU farm subsidy fraud
A man linked to Corsican organised crime was convicted in Paris of aggravated EU subsidy fraud after falsely claiming CAP payments while in prison.
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Greece arrests 37 in €19.6m EU farm subsidy fraud crackdown
Greek authorities arrested 37 people across the country on Wednesday in a major crackdown on an organized criminal group accused of defrauding the EU’s agricultural subsidy system of more than 19.6 million euros ($22.7 million).
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Arla survey: 13% of farmers ready to quit dairy production due to staff shortage
The Arla cooperative says five in six farmers receive very few or zero applications for job vacancies
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Brexit changes under Starmer may threaten farmers’ harvests
The UK will have to ban many pesticides, hitting food production, with farmers already reeling from Rachel Reeves’s inheritance tax raid
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UK farmland contaminated by ’forever chemicals’ linked to cancers
Levels of PFAS chemicals found in sludge destined for British land would not be considered safe for allotments
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UK halts imports of German livestock to prevent spread of foot and mouth disease
The first case of the deadly disease in Germany for 36 years was found in a water buffalo herd outside Berlin on Friday.
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Wildlife Trusts purchase Rothbury estate in England’s largest land sale in 30 years
Charities plan to create flagship for nature recovery on 3,850-hectare portion of estate sold by Duke of Northumberland’s son
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Unlike the EU, Great Britain has significantly reduced protections for numerous types of food
Unlike the EU, Great Britain has significantly reduced protections for numerous types of food.
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Brexit delays to seed imports could hit crop production
Tomato and pepper growers call for UK to strike deal with EU to avoid disruption and duplicate testing