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Donkey Overcome With Grief After Losing Her Best Friend Refuses to Leave His Grave - AOL
13+ hour, 57+ min ago (327+ words) The bonds that many animals develop with one another can be just as strong and meaningful as the relationships that we humans form with them and each other. When they lose those friendships, they're equally as devastated. Beth, a donkey…...
Farmers urged to vaccinate as bluetongue spreads - AOL
20+ hour, 9+ min ago (248+ words) Farmers across the South East must vaccinate their animals against the potentially fatal bluetongue "as soon as possible", the National Farmers' Union (NFU) has said. According to government figures published on Thursday, there have now been 517 cases of the virus…...
How will extreme weather affect our food? - AOL
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (917+ words) It has been a difficult year for farmers in the West of England as a result of the five heatwaves that have gripped the UK, scorching fields, plummeting crop yields, and leaving us in drought. Climate scientists say extreme weather…...
Number of sheep in Scotland with bluetongue virus rises to eight - AOL
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (415+ words) Two more sheep have been infected with the bluetongue virus in the south of Scotland, bringing the total number affected to eight. Latest figures released by the UK government showed the two new bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) infections were found in…...
Labour’s family farm tax threatens push for more reservoirs - AOL
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (441+ words) A push to build more reservoirs to battle water shortages risks being undermined by Labour’s family farm tax. Farmers face costly inheritance tax bills if their agriculture businesses are worth more than £2.5m. Building expensive new reservoirs – which can cost more…...
Attractions still open despite bluetongue outbreak - AOL
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (369+ words) Its "business as usual" for zoos and animal attractions across the South West, despite the ongoing bluetongue outbreak. Attractions including Paignton and Newquay Zoos, Totnes Rare Breeds Farm and The Big Sheep, near Ilfracombe said they have all taken precautions…...
Burnham’s £65m fund for farmers ‘a drop in the ocean’ - AOL
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (774+ words) Andy Burnham’s £65m package to help farmers cope with drought is a “drop in the ocean”, countryside leaders have warned. The cash will not fund the number of new reservoirs needed to help farmers grapple with extreme heat, according to the…...
Heatwaves spur efforts to find drought-resistant crops - AOL
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (412+ words) After the long, hot dry summer which saw many parts of England under drought conditions, researches say they are looking at coming up with crops for the future that can withstand such stressful weather conditions. Harper Adams University in Shropshire…...
'I feel guilty': The farmer whose lamb had Scotland's first case of bluetongue - AOL
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (867+ words) Earlier this year, farmer Fiona Johnson moved her family 350 miles north from a small village in Bedfordshire to the coast of south west Scotland, hoping to start afresh. She had no livestock, just "dogs and children". Four months later, having…...
First cow tests positive for bluetongue virus in Scotland - AOL
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (311+ words) The first case of the potentially fatal bluetongue virus in a cow has been confirmed in Scotland. The National Farmers Union Scotland said the animal tested positive on a farm in Dumfries and Galloway. It is the fourth farm to…...