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❗ Rural leaders are calling for urgent reform as fly-tipping continues to impact farmers. With over 1.26 million incidents recorded last year, landowners are often left covering clean-up costs despite being victims of the crime READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/rural-gro…

🚜🇬🇧 "By giving children the chance to hear from British farmers from such a wide range of backgrounds, children can see a future for themselves in the British food and farming sector" READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/farming-b…

🚜🧠 More than 1 in 3 Scottish farmers are struggling with low wellbeing. A new nationwide programme is launching to tackle mental resilience across agriculture — bringing practical support straight to rural communities READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/one-in-th…

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One year old farmer feeding the sheep. Love to see this! Back Britain's family farms 🚜🇬🇧 📹 Becca Holliday

Dog faeces left in farmer's fields isn’t just unpleasant - the diseases they carry can also pose a serious risk to livestock, like the image below 😔 Please bear this in mind!

🚨🚓 Farmers facing ongoing theft, organised gangs and rising rural crime have been given a boost, as the government confirmed continued £800,000 funding for specialist policing units READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/-800k-rur…

Return of the British milkman! 🥛 💪 Bring it all back - milkmen, butchers, bakers and greengrocers 🚜 🇬🇧 📸 Clive Bailye

🚨 A stark warning on the future of UK food production. A government report says the UK’s food system could be at risk of “catastrophic failure” by 2030. READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/uk-food-s…

🐑🔥 4 years old and already pulling his weight at lambing! Future of British farming right here 📹 Enya Mountford

🚜 Farmers are turning to digital tools as SFI paperwork and compliance demands ramp up. From recording grazing in the field to staying inspection-ready, new apps are helping cut admin time and reduce risk READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/new-app-h…

🚨🥚 Egg imports into the UK have risen 60% since 2021, raising concerns over safety, welfare and pressure on British farmers READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/60-rise-i…

🚨 "Extreme weather...is already hitting the production of staple crops, to the extent that we have already seen production wiped out… equivalent to more than a tenth of our wheat and barley growing area" READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/one-in-te…

❗ Farmers are facing more pressure as environmental rules become harder to navigate. MPs say regulators are overstretched — struggling to deal with illegal waste, while rolling out big reforms READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/farms-fac…

🐑📈 Scottish lamb prices have surged above £4/kg — up 20% year-on-year and 35% above the five-year average. Strong Ramadan & Easter demand + tight global supply are driving the market READ MORE: farminguk.com/news/scottish-…