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Sussex police are investigating the theft of 50 hens, after hundreds of animal rights activists occupied a poultry farm this week (January 27).

A farmer has branded a decision by Natural England to introduce a new coastal pathway through his farm when one already exists as a ‘shocking waste of public money’. 

New data shows almost half a million tonne reduction in total food waste in just three years, according to sustainability not-for-profit WRAP’s latest Courtauld Commitment 2025 Milestone Progress Report.

Upland farmers are set to lose 94 per cent of farm business income by 2024 due to uncertainty over agri-environment funding, according to Dr Julia Aglionby, chairman of the Uplands Alliance.

Hundreds of farmers across the country will join forces with the NFU in a rallying call to Government, urging them to take firm action on post-Brexit food standards.

NFU Cymru president John Davies and deputy president Aled Jones have been re-elected to their roles following a meeting of the union’s Welsh Council.

British Lion has announced plans to inject £1.3 million into its 2020 egg marketing campaign.

Withers Fruit Farm has successfully challenged a judicial review against Herefordshire Council, which sought to overturn planning permission for the construction of 11 blocks of polytunnels on 37 hectares of farmland.

A storyline in the long-running Radio 4 soap The Archers has prompted a solicitor to warn farmers about the dangers of scrutinising contracts before signing on the dotted line.

Cornwall Council has pledged to invest £16.4 million into its county farms estate as part of a new strategy to enhance environment and improve farm tenants’ living conditions.