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Young girl helping out on the farm by feeding the lambs 👏 More of this please! #backbritishfarming 🇬🇧 📹 Tasha Beech

One year old farmer loving the sales with dad! 🚜 🇬🇧 📸 Kirsty Hutchinson

Welsh farmers will be able to access low-interest loans to invest in modern equipment and improve efficiency on farm 👇 READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/welsh-gov…

⚠️ A CO₂ stunning ban could TRIPLE costs for UK pork processors, new analysis warns. With no viable alternative and risks to competitiveness, the sector is calling for evidence-led change — not rushed policy READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/co-stunni…

⚖️ MPs launch major inquiry into how England’s land is used. With pressure to balance farming, housing, energy and nature, farmers could be among the hardest hit — and tough trade-offs lie ahead READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/mps-launc…

Everybody needs a lamb to tell them how to drive a tractor 😂 😬 📸 Insta: liberty_annchitty

🚨 Welsh farmers are being urged to act now to avoid losing access to vital support services. A new GOV.UK One Login system is replacing the current setup, meaning all Farming Connect users must re-register READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/welsh-far…

⏳ QMS has delayed major cattle eligibility changes until July to ease pressure on Scottish farmers during lambing, calving and fieldwork. But producers are warned: new rules on additional holdings are still coming — and preparation is key READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/farm-reli…

⚠️ Farmers warned: vaccinate cattle now or risk serious fertility losses later this year. Bluetongue cases are rising, with reports of abortions and deformed calves — and experts say the true scale could be far higher READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/farmers-w…

⚡ A significant shift for on-farm energy in England. The government has announced plans to relax planning rules, potentially allowing farmers to install wind turbines up to 30m without submitting full applications READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/farmers-s…

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🚜 🌱 Is 20-year-old pea planting advice still fit for purpose? New Defra-backed, farmer-led trials will test plant density in vining peas under real farm conditions — with implications for yield, margins and resilience READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/outdated-…

Some were just born to farm! 🚜 🇬🇧 📸 Keri James-Aiken

👩🏻‍🏫🌾 Farming has been brought into classrooms across the UK, with 255,000 pupils taking part in Science Farm Live. Children explored everything from how cows support the landscape to robotic dairy systems, beekeeping and biodiversity READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/farming-b…

Back British beef farmers! ♥️ 🐮 🇬🇧 📸 Alexandra Collins

This HUGE ram lamb! 🐑 🇬🇧 📸 Isabelle Fieldhouse

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