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Derbyshire farmers told 'not too late' to fight bluetongue outbreak
4+ hour, 10+ min ago (673+ words) Peak District farmers are being told "it's not too late to vaccinate" as cases of bluetongue virus pass 1,000 nationwide. Government figures show 1,132 confirmed cases of the insect-borne viral disease affecting sheep and cattle have been confirmed in the 2026-27 season. Organisers…...
Visitors flock to eight-decade-old village show in Cumbria
8+ hour, 52+ min ago (143+ words) A village show in Cumbria is proving to be just as popular as ever, more than eight decades after it started. The 83rd Milnthorpe Horticultural and Craft Show took place at St Thomas' Church on Saturday, September 5, drawing a 'steady stream…...
Visitors invited to explore farm and its collaboration with inn
8+ hour, 52+ min ago (497+ words) Strickley Farm on the edge of the Lake District (Image: Submitted) A new event series that explores the relationship between landscape, producers, farmers and the food we eat is being launched this month. Across the year, ‘Grounded’ will bring together…...
Sussex events highlight livestock worrying during Rural Crime Action Week
9+ hour, 52+ min ago (242+ words) A national campaign is shining a spotlight on the fight against crime in the countryside. The National Rural Crime Network's Rural Crime Action Week is underway and aims to ensure that government's proposed reforms to policing do not overlook the…...
Farmers call for urgent overhaul of slurry spreading rules
9+ hour, 52+ min ago (400+ words) Farmers are calling for urgent changes to rules on when they can spread slurry, warning that current restrictions are unworkable. The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) says the fixed autumn closed period for slurry and poultry manure spreading does not…...
Listen to The Country: Federated Farmers confidence survey with president Colin Hurst
12+ hour, 6+ min ago (195+ words) Today on The Country radio show, host Jamie Mackay catches up with Federated Farmers national president Colin Hurst to find out the results from the organisation’s latest farm confidence survey. The president of Federated Farmers says profitability is the highest…...
TB experts call for overhaul of badger vaccination strategy in Wales
14+ hour, 37+ min ago (371+ words) Scientists are calling for a more targeted and evidence-led approach to badger vaccination in Wales, warning that significant gaps in knowledge are limiting its role in the fight against bovine tuberculosis (bTB). A new policy brief from researchers at Aberystwyth…...
Only one in seven think Labour care about countryside, poll reveals
14+ hour, 49+ min ago (431+ words) Just one in seven rural people think Labour cares about the countryside, according to polling. A survey found that only 15 per cent of those living in rural areas agree that the party cares about the people who live and work…...
Andy Burnham urged to end Labour's war on the countryside - 'under attack"
21+ hour, 52+ min ago (321+ words) Britons living in the countryside are under attack as never before and must come together, a leading campaigner has claimed as Andy Burnham is urged to stage a series of u-turns. Andy Burnham is being urged to reset relations with…...