Rules on killing ravens relaxed
Farmers are to be allowed to shoot more ravens than previously permitted in an effort to protect newborn lambs and calves, NFU Scotland has...BBC News Science & Nature Edition
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Call to justify milk price cut
Farmers warned of a gloomy start to the new year as leading milk purchasers cut their prices. Scandinavian-owned Arla - which supplies Tesco, Asda and Morrisons - reduced the price paid to producers by 2p per litre, blaming a decline in the...Sleaford Standard
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EU regulations to make the countryside smellier
Cries of "Pooh, what's that smell?" will become more common as new European pollution regulations that require farmers to store animal waste over the autumn and winter take...Telegraph - (Business, Money, Finance)
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Milk price cuts
BOTH Arla and First Milk have announced producer price cuts. Arla dropped its standard litre price by 2ppl from January 5 while First Milk cut 1.25ppl from January...Farmers Guardian
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Saving their bacon
British pig farmers complain that they find it very difficult to cope with foreign competition because welfare standards are much higher in this country They say consumers prefer lower prices even if it means the pig has a poorer quality of...BBC News Uk
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Bluetongue-like MCF symptoms confuse farmers
FWi Farmers have spent the past 12 months looking for nasal discharges and runny eyes as classic bluetongue symptoms, but they are also key indicators for malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) and farmers could be unwittingly spreading...FWi - news
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New campaign to urge farmers to come home safe.
THE Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a new campaign to prevent deaths on farms after the latest figures showed agriculture to be one of Britains most dangerous...Farmers Guardian
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Dan Buglass: Warning over fall in beef self-sufficiency
POLITICIANS are generally far more interested in keeping food prices low than the longer-term issue of security of supply. A report by Lionel Colby, a leading meat industry consultant, highlights salient issues that will require attention if beef production is not to decline...The Scotsman
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Wage cuts urged within Danish pig industry
Danish pigmeat producers have called for workers employed at their slaughterhouse subsidiary to accept wage cuts, in a similar move to that made by troubled Scandinavian carrier...Pig Progress.net
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