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Third-generation farmer David Lord said the changes, announced in last week's Budget, were likely to lead to the break-up of family farms in the future.

Farmer says tax rise is 'coal miner' moment and threat to countryside

Growers in Suffolk believe the two-tone potato could rival classics like King Edwards and Maris Piper.

New spud named after cartoon fish Nemo could rival classic varieties

The 18 months since October 2022 have been the wettest in England since records began, the Met Office said.

Warning that food prices could rise as record rainfall floods crops

PC Joe McCarthy of Essex Police with some of the recovered stolen equipment

Officers from the Essex Police Rural Engagement Team were tipped off abut the equipment at a site in Nazeing, near Harlow.

Police recover £80,000 of stolen farm equipment at Essex industrial estate

The large pile of sugar beet which was put on Old Norwich Road in Ipswich and prompted calls of concern to Suffolk Highways on Tuesday, 16 January.
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The pile of sugar beet stretches for more than 100m alongside a rural road.

Questions over hundreds of tonnes of sugar beet dumped at roadside

A flooded field of brussels sprouts at TH Clements and Son Ltd near Boston, Lincolnshire. UK growers of green winter vegetables are facing some of the worst winter conditions in recent memory due to wet weather and heavy downpours. Supermarket chain Tesco is temporarily accepting some smaller-than-usual vegetables from growers to help flood-hit farmers. A relaxation on size requirements on sprouts, cauliflowers, cabbages and leeks, is helping to keep British vegetables on the shelves rather than imports, and to reduce the risk of shortages. Picture date: Thursday January 11, 2024.
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One farm said the worst flooding this century had cost it 20% of its winter harvest.

Flooded farmers race to harvest vegetables before they rot underwater

The bumper crop was produced with the guidance of a melon-growing expert.

Farmer grows UK's biggest ever watermelon harvest despite bad weather

George Hurrell, who farms near Cambridge, has been checking daily to monitor the moisture content of his wheat, so that he can get it to the required quality.
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Some farmers are already up to a month behind schedule, after the sixth wettest July in the UK on record. 

'Nightmare' for farmers as wet weather delays harvest and drives up costs

Farmer Jodie Green rides a bullock to a KFC drive-thru.
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A farmer surprised fast-food workers when he rode what he thinks is the country's "biggest bullock" into the chain's drive-thru. 

Farmer rides 'UK's biggest bullock' into KFC drive-thru

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Tony Montalbano, who runs Green Acre Salads, was forced to stop production early this year because of rising energy costs.

Cucumber grower giving it one last shot to save his family firm

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The highly infectious H5N1 strain of the disease was confirmed at a premises near Fakenham in Norfolk.

Poultry to be culled after bird flu found in commercial premises

Some 25 lambs have been stolen or killed in one area in just a fortnight, said police. 

Warning as sheep found 'killed and skinned' in fields

Tim Young says because of the heat they cannot be sold or stored so he is inviting people to help themselves.

No tears: The farmer giving away 40 tonnes of onions because of the heatwave

Droughts and rising costs due to inflation will “force people out of farming” say many, amid warnings of the difficult economic circumstances.

Farmers warn dry weather and high costs 'could ruin industry'

Suffolk dairy farmer Jonny Crickmore decided to start producing cheese out of desperation - now Baron Bigod is enjoyed all over the world.

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