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MEDICINES

New antibiotic rules contain 'loopholes and weaknesses'

New rules have come into force for ending routine preventative antibiotic use in farming, but campaigners want the UK government to go further. From Friday 17 May, prophylactic use of…

NEWS

Lancaster University votes to ban meat and dairy from campus

A small group of students at Lancaster University has voted to ban meat and dairy products from all campus catering outlets, in a move that will see vegan-only catering by…

BOVINE TB

Welsh unions welcome on-farm TB slaughter rule changes

Heavily in-calf cows that test positive for bovine TB will no longer have to be slaughtered on farm in Wales.  Farmers will be able to choose to delay the removal…

CARBON

Levy bodies aim to establish farming's true carbon footprint

The AHDB and Quality Meat Scotland are investing some £2.5m and £375,000 of levy-payers’ money respectively in a major new research project designed to calculate agriculture’s true carbon footprint and…

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

NFU leaders pledge to take on farmer mental health training

In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Week (13-19 May), NFU president Tom Bradshaw and NFU director general Terry Jones have pledged to undertake farming charity Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution's (Rabi’s)…

NEWS

Ocado credits Clarkson's Farm for British produce sales spike

Consumer demand for British produce has soared following the release of the new series of Clarkson’s Farm, according to data from online grocery retailer Ocado. Demand data from Ocado has shown…

FARM ENERGY

Government tightens solar panels on prime farmland rules

Rishi Sunak’s government has announced plans to clamp down on solar panel installation on prime agricultural land to protect food security. Local councils will be advised by ministers not to…

TRANSITION

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ELM

The AHDB has estimated a near 30% drop in the UK oilseed rape area compared to 2023, making it the UK’s smallest crop for 40 years – at 280,000ha. With…

 

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NEWS

Editor's View: Clarkson and Cooper are a blueprint for change

Sprinkled liberally with outlandish flecks of showbusiness it may be, but there is plenty in the latest series of Clarkson’s Farm that will be recognisable to fellow farmers up and…

WILL'S WORLD

Will's World: How to avoid uninvited summer guests

With most siblings, there’s one who gets the brains, and one who gets the good looks. In our family, my sister is a high-flying pharmacist in London, and I’m a…