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The future of 12 working farms is under scrutiny after The Wildlife Trusts completed a £30m purchase of Northumberland's 9,500-acre Rothbury Estate Previously reported plans could see sheep numbers fall from 1,500 to 500 READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/30m-wildl…

"By extending the Grain Verification Scheme to Latvia, we are widening the net against those profiting from stolen Ukrainian grain and helping to protect the integrity of global food markets" READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/uk-steps-…

Only in Wales! 😂

"I can see why people are worried about AI. I think it’s a great tool, but AI can’t deliver a lamb, can it?" READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/ai-job-fe…

"What I can’t believe is the lengths they’ve gone to just to get at all the copper" READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/100-000-d…

Police are urging farmers and rural residents to check sheds and outbuildings as an extensive search continues for a 63-year-old man missing from a South Lanarkshire farm READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/major-sea…

🇬🇧🍎 Expanding British fruit and vegetable production could add £2.3 billion to the economy and create more than 23,500 jobs, group says READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/sustain-u…

Police are investigating suspected fraudulent insurance claims involving more than 650 allegedly stolen sheep, with £28,220 already paid out and a further £64,800 claim blocked READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/man-arres…

"The public want to know the meat they buy in the shops is produced in a way that supports high standards of animal welfare. These plans will help deliver that and reduce unnecessary suffering" READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/governmen…

"As the impacts of our changing climate become increasingly clear, it is vital that actions are taken to protect farmland and rural communities" READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/nfu-deman…

A Texel pumpkin 🎃 carved for young farmer John, who’s a junior member of the British Texel Sheep Society 👏 🐑 📸 Diana Mackenzie

🚨 Freshways is slashing its milk price by 7p/litre from December, just weeks after raising prices to support struggling dairy farmers The processor's standard price will fall from 38p to 31p/litre READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/freshways…

🚨 British fruit and vegetable production could be under threat in 2027 as growers face another year of water uncertainty After months of drought, some farmers are considering reducing the amount of vegetables they plant next year READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/british-g…

🐑🎆 Fireworks might be over in minutes, but sheep farmers are warning the consequences could last until next spring Bonfire Night falls during sheep breeding season, when many ewes are in the early stages of pregnancy READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/fireworks…

🚨 Britain has lost more than 90% of its abattoirs, and farmers fear their businesses could be next The UK's slaughterhouse network has fallen to just 200 today, leaving livestock farmers with fewer places to process their animals READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/nearly-on…

Well said and absolutely true 👏

🐑🚨 Bluetongue has now hit nearly 500 farms in Wales, and livestock farmers are being warned not to leave vaccination until the last minute READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/bluetongu…

This is the best pumpkin we’ve seen so far! 🎃 👏 📸 Margaret Lees

Farmers forced to pay for clearing illegally dumped rubbish could see greater insurance protection explored, after a government minister pledged to raise the issue with insurers READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/minister-…

Farmers could eventually ditch multiple livestock reporting systems after Defra's plans for a single animal traceability platform cleared a key government assessment READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/new-cattl…