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Rural crime has hit its highest cost level in eight years totalling £54 million in 2019, an almost nine per cent rise, new data from NFU Mutual has revealed.

With growers starting to harvest wheat crops, specific weights are holding up well, while there is some concern about protein levels - although it is early days.

A proposal by the Lake District National Park Authority (LDNPA) to sell Glenridding Common has prompted fears that the area could be used as a testbed for rewilding.

A farmer has branded a council’s decision to lift a public rights of way (PROW) block on two pathways which cut through his land a ‘shocking oversight’.

The Government has revealed plans for some houses to receive automatic planning permission as it looks to ‘build, build, build’

While milk vending machines are growing in popularity here in the UK, they are also a vital lifeline for farmers and consumers across Africa

A research project in the USA exploring the feasibility of vertically farmed wheat has found yields of 39 tonnes per hectare could be achieved within just 70 days when grown under optimum artificial conditions.

Figures from the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) have revealed only 55 English dairy farmers have received payment since the Government scheme opened for applications in mid-June.

In a bid to take farm-to-fork accountability for the £3 billion worth of meat wasted annually, industry has announced a collective ambition to half the amount of wasted meat and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.