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Thames Valley crime team strengthened

Thames Valley Police

Monday, 15 April 2024

Thames Valley crime team strengthened

The NFU has welcomed Thames Valley Police’s announcement that it intends to add 10 more officers to its Rural Crime Taskforce.

M&S UK aims to achieve its ‘Net Zero’ goals by 2040

National

Friday, 12 April 2024

M&S UK aims to achieve its ‘Net Zero’ goals by 2040

Marks & Spencer (M&S) UK has announced that it aims to achieve its Net Zero by 2040 goals, funded through its Plan A Accelerator Fund.

NFU slams new Farming Recovery Fund for having 'major issues' with eligibility

National

Friday, 12 April 2024

NFU slams new Farming Recovery Fund for having 'major issues' with eligibility

The government's newly announced Farming Recovery Fund has been heavily criticised for locking too many flood-stricken farmers out from applying to it.

RSPCA launches ‘For Every Kind’ campaign on anniversary

National

Friday, 12 April 2024

RSPCA launches ‘For Every Kind’ campaign on anniversary

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty (RSPCA) launched its ‘For Every Kind’ campaign on Thursday, April 11, that urges people to “radically rethink” their relationship with all animals.

Farming Recovery Fund opens to support flooded farmers

National

Thursday, 11 April 2024

Farming Recovery Fund opens to support flooded farmers

The government has opened the Farming Recovery Fund to support farmers who suffered uninsurable damage to their land due to flooding this winter.

Somerset farmer fined nearly £5k for polluting Fivehead river

Avon & Somerset Constabulary

Wednesday, 10 April 2024

Somerset farmer fined nearly £5k for polluting Fivehead river

A Somerset farmer has been fined and ordered to pay costs totalling nearly £5,000 after silage effluent polluted the Fivehead river close to his farm.

Bedfordshire farmer reveals the new technique rural thieves are using to detect GPS trackers

National

Tuesday, 9 April 2024

Bedfordshire farmer reveals the new technique rural thieves are using to detect GPS trackers

A farmer whose business was hit by thieves 10 times in a year has revealed the new ways in which gangs are attempting to outfox security measures such as GPS trackers.

Tribute paid to Carmarthenshire farmer killed in road traffic incident

Wales - Dyfed-Powys Police

Tuesday, 9 April 2024

Tribute paid to Carmarthenshire farmer killed in road traffic incident

The family of a man killed in a crash during the Easter bank holiday have paid tribute to him.

Arson attack causes £100,000 worth of damage to Somerset farm

Avon & Somerset Constabulary

Tuesday, 9 April 2024

Arson attack causes £100,000 worth of damage to Somerset farm

A deliberate barn fire has caused £100,000 worth of damage in Wiveliscombe, Somerset

Grants towards wide range of farming equipment now available

National

Wednesday, 3 April 2024

Grants towards wide range of farming equipment now available

Grants towards a wide range of useful farming equipment are available under the first round of this year's Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF).

Tributes to young farmer Hector Eccles after crash death

Lancashire Constabulary

Tuesday, 2 April 2024

Tributes to young farmer Hector Eccles after crash death

A family have paid tribute to their “beautiful, kind and lovely” 16-year-old boy who was killed in a crash.

Sussex farmer helps secure future of British beer

National

Tuesday, 2 April 2024

Sussex farmer helps secure future of British beer

A farmer has been involved in a trial of new varieties of organic hops that are resilient to climate change in the hope of securing the future of British-grown beer ingredients.

UK pub creates ‘first’ tractor parking space

National

Monday, 1 April 2024

UK pub creates ‘first’ tractor parking space

A rural pub in Tideswell, Derbyshire, UK has taken a step forward for the farming community by creating the “first tractor parking space” in the world.

Abattoir fined £12,000 after repeated 'warm meat' breaches

Greater Manchester Police

Monday, 1 April 2024

Abattoir fined £12,000 after repeated 'warm meat' breaches

Oldham-based business prosecuted for failure to immediately chill meat and keep it below 7°C

Three councils defy plant-based movement in show of support for farmers

National

Friday, 29 March 2024

Three councils defy plant-based movement in show of support for farmers

Three councils, including the first in Scotland, have defied the plant-based movement in a show of support for farmers of all sectors.

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