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British farm support has fallen behind the European Union, with new OECD figures revealing a 4.4 percentage point gap between the UK and its European neighbours READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/uk-farmer…

⚠️ Farmers in England could face outright bans on spray irrigation next year if winter rainfall remains well below average, the Environment Agency has warned READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/farmers-f…

🚨 Two new bird flu outbreaks have struck poultry farms in Yorkshire and Lancashire, with thousands of birds facing culling READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/two-new-b…

🚨 A fresh outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu has been confirmed in the Scottish Borders, triggering new restrictions on poultry movements and farming activities across a 10km surveillance zone READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/bird-flu-…

🥛 First Milk will hold its milk price at 39p per litre for December, offering some stability to dairy farmers as rival processor Freshways prepares to introduce a sharp 7p cut READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/first-mil…

"The cases are concerning and are another symptom of changes in disease spread across the continent" READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/shamonda-…

📉 British dairy farmers are receiving around 7p less per litre for their milk than a year ago, despite a September price recovery, new government figures reveal READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/uk-milk-p…

"Without profitability, we have nothing" READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/scottish-…

🚨 Pig movements, processing operations and pork exports could face serious disruption in an African swine fever (ASF) outbreak, as a new report highlights areas where the British pig industry needs to strengthen its preparedness READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/pig-movem…

🚨 Five men have been reported for hare coursing offences after a police helicopter was deployed to the Essex countryside in an operation that saw four dogs and four vehicles seized READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/police-he…

British farmers face mounting financial pressure as production costs climb while farmgate returns fall, with new government figures revealing sharp increases in pesticide, fuel and fertiliser prices READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/farm-cost…

💷 Nearly £2 million in public funding for a wildlife estate — now tenant farmers want answers The £30m Rothbury Estate includes 12 working farms, with questions raised over whether tenants were consulted before Defra approved the grant READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/tenant-fa…

🔨🚜 More than 75 lots of farm machinery are heading to auction as Strutt & Parker Farms renews its fleet Cheffins will host the major timed online sale from 1–9 December, featuring machinery from Hampshire, Essex and Cambridgeshire READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/strutt-pa…

📉 Dairy farmers supplying Freshways face a sharp 7p per litre milk price cut from December, reversing most of the processor's autumn increases and adding fresh pressure to producer incomes ahead of winter READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/freshways…

British vegetable growers are considering cutting back crops next year as depleted reservoirs and continuing drought threaten water supplies, prompting fresh calls for urgent government action READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/british-g…

❗ Almost three in ten farmers surveyed fear their meat businesses could close if their local abattoir shuts, as fresh warnings emerge over the collapse of Britain's slaughterhouse network READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/nearly-on…

🚨 Welsh livestock farmers are being urged to secure bluetongue vaccines for 2027 now, as nearly 500 farms in Wales record infections and concerns grow over supplies during future outbreaks READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/bluetongu…

British farmers face another financial blow after the Bank of England raised interest rates, threatening higher borrowing costs as the industry already struggles with rising expenses and falling returns READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/farm-borr…