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SFI26 OVERHAUL: DEFRA SLASHES SCHEME FROM 102 TO 71 ACTIONS — PAYMENT CAPS AT £100K

NATIONAL LIVING WAGE JUMPS 6.7% TO £12.21 — NFU WARNS OF LABOUR COST SQUEEZE...
(NFU)

ROYAL THREE COUNTIES SHOW TO HOST KEY TALKS ON THE FUTURE OF FARMING
(FARMERS GUIDE)

NEW STUDY SHOWS POTENTIAL FOR MACHINERY CO-OPERATIVES IN SCOTLAND
(AGRILAND UK)

SILAGE SAFETY: DANGERS OF NITROGEN DIOXIDE
(FARMERS GUIDE)

‘VERY STRONG START’ TO 2026 FOR AUSTRALIAN BEEF INDUSTRY
(AGRILAND UK)

DAERA INVESTS £2.2M TO BOOST RURAL LIVING STANDARDS
(FARMERS GUIDE)

DIAGEO BACKS GLOBAL FRAMEWORK TO ‘SCALE REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE’
(AGRILAND UK)

ORGANIC BEEF AND SHEEP PRODUCTION IS ‘WHOLLY SUSTAINABLE’ – FARMER
(AGRILAND UK)

AFBI CONFIRMS APPOINTMENT OF NEW CEO
(AGRILAND UK)

A FIFTH OF THE DUCHY OF CORNWALL COULD BE SOLD OVER 10 YEARS
(FARMERS GUIDE)

FARMERS CAN WIN TONNES OF SEED WITH ELSOMS AT CEREALS 2026
(FARMERS GUIDE)

CRANSWICK GROWS PIG HERD AGAIN AS REVENUES SOAR TO CLOSE TO £3BN
(PIG WORLD)

GLOBAL WHEAT PRODUCTION LEVELS COMING UNDER PRESSURE
(AGRILAND UK)

TRAILER FOR CLARKSON’S FARM SEASON 5 RELEASED: WHAT SHOULD WE EXPECT?
(FARMERS GUIDE)

ENVIRONMENT SECRETARY PROMOTES UK-EU FOOD DEAL IN NORTHERN IRELAND
(FARMERS GUIDE)

‘SECTOR AT CRITICAL POINT’ – SCOTTISH PIG PRODUCERS FACE SEVERE FINANCIAL LOSSES
(FARMERS GUIDE)

TESCO INVITES AGRI-TECH INNOVATORS TO TAKE PART IN COMPETITION
(AGRILAND UK)

FARMERS URGED TO REPORT SLURRY SPILLS AFTER INCIDENT KILLS OVER 1,500 FISH
(AGRILAND UK)

SOIL ASSOCIATION AIMING TO BOOST PRESENCE IN NORTHERN IRELAND
(AGRILAND UK)

SOFINA RESTATES COMMITMENT TO NI PIG SECTOR, AFTER ULSTER FARMERS UNION CALLS...
(PIG WORLD)

NFUS WARNS FALLING LIVESTOCK PRICES THREATEN SCOTTISH PRODUCTION
(AGRILAND UK)

FARMERS URGED TO SELL WOOL CLIPS AS PRICES RISE 70%
(FARMERS GUIDE)

EXPERTS DISCUSS WAYS TO MITIGATE FARM ACTIVISM
(FARMERS GUIDE)

ORGANIC FOOD NO SAFER FOR ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE RISK, UK STUDY FINDS
(FARMING UK)

TESCO LAUNCHES GLOBAL SEARCH FOR FARM TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS
(FARMING UK)

PULLET SECTOR FACING CRISIS AS REARERS WARN PRICES MUST RISE
(FARMING UK)

£300,000 TRAINING FUND OPENS FOR SCOTLAND'S NEW FARMING ENTRANTS
(FARMING UK)

SPECTACULAR EASTER ROSS ARABLE FARM HITS MARKET FOR £2.3M
(FARMING UK)

FARMERS WARNED NOT TO UNDERSELL TELECOM MAST SITES
(FARMING UK)

FARMS MUST WORK WITH NATURE TO SURVIVE, REPORT WARNS
(FARMING UK)

FIRST CLARKSON'S FARM SEASON 5 TRAILER RELEASED AHEAD OF JUNE RETURN
(FARMING UK)

FARMER FINED AFTER DIGESTATE SPILL KILLS MORE THAN 1,600 FISH
(FARMING UK)

EGG FARM FINED £53K AFTER WORKER TRAPPED IN CONVEYOR MACHINERY
(FARMING UK)



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AG DIRECT

NFU: UK FARMING ENTERS 2026 ON FIRMER GROUND DESPITE BUDGET BLOW AND RISING COSTS

CEREAL FARM INCOMES FORECAST TO PLUNGE TWO-THIRDS AS SUPPORT PAYMENTS FALL...
(FARMING UK)

THE CRACKS IN CHEMICAL FARMING ARE GETTING HARD TO IGNORE. THESE STARTUPS ARE...
(AGFUNDER)

ESCARDA STARTS SERIES PRODUCTION OF AI LASER WEEDER AFTER ACQUISITION
(FUTURE FARMING)

GRAINFLOW TARGETS GRAIN ELEVATOR GRIDLOCK WITH AI SCHEDULING SYSTEM
(AGFUNDER)

VIV WORLDWIDE VP: “THE AGRIFOOD INDUSTRY IS CHANGING FASTER THAN EVER”
(POULTRY WORLD)

SOUTH AFRICAN POULTRY INDUSTRY REPORTS STRONG GROWTH UNDER MASTERPLAN
(POULTRY WORLD)

TECHNOLOGIES TRANSFORMING TODAY’S BROILER MEAT PRODUCTION
(POULTRY WORLD)

UK SHOULD SET MAXIMUM WORKING TEMPERATURE RULES, ADVISERS SAY
(BBC ENVIRONMENT)

EUROPE'S OLDEST SCIENCE PARK COULD BE REDEVELOPED
(BBC ENVIRONMENT)


MISSING: THE MAN WHO KNEW EVERYTHING. MAJ GEN MCCASLAND — GPS ARCHITECT, PENTAGON BLACK PROGRAMS CHIEF, WRIGHT-PATTERSON COMMANDER — VANISHED WITH A .38 AND NO PHONE. WHY ISN'T THIS FRONT PAGE?
(WION NEWS)

BIRD FLU (AVIAN INFLUENZA): LATEST SITUATION IN ENGLAND
(DEFRA)

TRANSPARENCY DATA: DEFRA: PROMPT PAYMENT DATA APRIL 2015 TO MARCH 2026
(DEFRA)

RYE HARBOUR: PASSAGE, PILOT AND MOORING INFORMATION FOR BOATERS
(ENVIRONMENT AGENCY)

STATUTORY GUIDANCE: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS) CHARGING SC...
(ENVIRONMENT AGENCY)

NOTICE: YO8 6ER, THE VILLAGE HALL OF WRESSLE: ENVIRONMENTAL PERMIT APPLICATIO...
(ENVIRONMENT AGENCY)

NOTICE: NR11 6PX, NATIONAL TRUST LIMITED: ENVIRONMENTAL PERMIT APPLICATION AD...
(ENVIRONMENT AGENCY)

STATUTORY GUIDANCE: THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY NATIONAL NAVIGATION (BOAT REGISTRA...
(ENVIRONMENT AGENCY)

STATUTORY GUIDANCE: FLUORINATED GREENHOUSE GASES AND OZONE-DEPLETING SUBSTANC...
(ENVIRONMENT AGENCY)

STATUTORY GUIDANCE: WASTE (MISCELLANEOUS) CHARGING SCHEME
(ENVIRONMENT AGENCY)

ACCREDITED OFFICIAL STATISTICS: QUARTER 1 AGRICULTURAL MARKET REPORT NORTHERN...
(DAERA NI)

RIVER THAMES: RESTRICTIONS AND CLOSURES
(ENVIRONMENT AGENCY)

NOTICE: B98 7UB, COBALT HEALTH: ENVIRONMENTAL PERMIT APPLICATION ADVERTISEMEN...
(ENVIRONMENT AGENCY)

NOTICE: SS7 3NH, BENFLEET SCRAP CO LIMITED: ENVIRONMENTAL PERMIT APPLICATION ...
(ENVIRONMENT AGENCY)

QUOTA APPLICATION MECHANISM RULES AND HOW TO APPLY FOR 2026 ENGLISH FISHING Q...
(DEFRA)

APPLY TO MOVE ANIMALS OUT OF BLUETONGUE ZONES
(DEFRA)

EXPORTING ORGANIC FOOD FROM THE UK
(DEFRA)

EXPORT OR MOVE COMPOSITE FOOD PRODUCTS
(DEFRA)

EXPORT OR MOVE FOOD, DRINK AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
(DEFRA)

GET AN EXPORT HEALTH CERTIFICATE
(DEFRA)

GET AN EXPORT HEALTH CERTIFICATE
(DAERA NI)

ACCREDITED OFFICIAL STATISTICS: MONTHLY STATISTICS ON THE ACTIVITY OF UK HATC...
(DEFRA)

GUIDANCE: SUMMARY LOG TEMPLATES FOR UK PACKAGING WASTE
(DEFRA)

OFFICIAL STATISTICS: NORTHERN IRELAND GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY 1990 TO 2024
(DAERA NI)



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