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England facing drought if hot and dry weather continues

England faces drought in August if the hot and dry weather continues, with officials set to meet to discuss how to cope with the conditions. The country is not in widespread drought but most of England except for the North West has moved into a ...

25 Jul 2022 at 16:40

Ex-European Parliament president Lord Plumb dies aged 97

Lord Henry Plumb, the only British president of the European Parliament, has died aged 97. The former Tory politician was president of the National Farmers Union (NFU) from 1970 to 1979, and was elected an MEP for the Cotswolds in 1979. He ...

16 Apr 2022 at 08:25

Scotland

Tory MSP launches consultation on new Bill to tackle ‘scourge’ of fly-tipping

New legislation is needed to tackle the “growing scourge” of fly-tipping, a Tory MSP has said. Murdo Fraser spoke out on the problem as he revealed plans to introduce what he called a “common sense” Bill at Holyrood. He wants to ...

28 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Countryside men ‘less likely to seek mental health support’

Men who live in the countryside are less likely to seek mental health support compared with men in the city, a new poll suggests. Samaritans said men in rural areas appear to be put off seeking help due to a perceived stigma ...

01 Mar 2022 at 01:25

40,000 pigs ‘culled and meat wasted’ due to industry crisis, farmers say

Farming needs “certainty, commitment and consistency” from the Government to avoid more crises like the one engulfing the pig industry, agricultural leaders are warning. National Farmers’ Union president Minette Batters ...

22 Feb 2022 at 02:55

Thousands of healthy pigs culled because of lack of butchers, say farmers

Tens of thousands of healthy pigs have been culled in a crisis over a lack of butchers in pork processing plants, farmers have revealed ahead of a summit on the issue. The National Pig Association (NPA) said the ...

10 Feb 2022 at 12:25

Summit held to address ‘desperate’ crisis facing pig industry

Pig farmers are in a “desperate” position – with culls of thousands of healthy animals and producers quitting the industry, they warned as a summit was held on the crisis. Farmers demonstrated outside a meeting ...

10 Feb 2022 at 17:55

Increased payments for farmers to protect the environment

Farmers are to get increased payments for protecting and boosting nature, the Government has announced as it faces pressure to deliver new environmental subsidies. Speaking at the Oxford Farming Conference, ...

05 Jan 2023 at 13:45

Waitrose to invest £2.6m in egg suppliers as more customers face purchase limits

Waitrose has pledged a £2.6 million investment in its egg suppliers as it remains one of the few supermarkets not to impose purchase limits on customers. Marks & Spencer and Morrisons are the latest ...

24 Nov 2022 at 11:33

The UK is ‘sleepwalking’ into a food supply crisis, farmers union warns

The UK is “sleepwalking” into a food supply crisis, the country’s union for farmers and growers has warned. Ahead of an emergency press conference on Tuesday, the National Farmers Union (NFU) said ...

06 Dec 2022 at 13:57

Crops being wasted on British farms despite food bank woes, industry boss says

Good food is routinely going to waste on farms across the country due to a lack of workers, the head of the National Farmers’ Union has said. Minette Batters said there was an “absolute crisis”, ...

13 Jun 2022 at 09:45

Government accused of being focused on ‘anything other than food’ in countryside

Farming leader Minette Batters has accused the Government of being “focused on anything other than domestic food production” in the countryside. The president of the National Farmers’ Union ...

22 Feb 2022 at 12:55

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