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Weather in coming weeks ‘absolutely crucial’ to harvest, union leader warns

Farmers could have to pay extra to dry out crops and reduce their prices if they are of worse quality, the NFU said.

The Independent UK

Cost of rural crime up £9m in a year as gangs target farm machinery

NFU Mutual said some thieves use drones to scope out where valuable equipment is kept.

The Independent UK

Loophole lets farmers pollute England’s rivers with excess manure – report

Investigation finds polluting farmers may not face action after breaking the rules

The Guardian - UK

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Minette Batters: ‘We need a success story for wild spaces but also for farmers and food’

Sharing a cheeseboard, the farmers’ leader tells of frustrating tussles with ministers … and why she has decided to stand down as president of the NFU

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer will have to break a few eggs if he’s to achieve a green economy

The £28bn delay caps weeks of turmoil over Labour’s green ambitions, but if he’s serious about them, the leader will need to get used to it

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson’s £10bn Australia trade deal blunder branded ‘an embarrassment’

‘Your boss has conceded the whole kingdom,’ Australian negotiator said to have told Liz Truss

The Independent UK

How Boris blundered into £10bn Australia trade deal concession scrawled on paper outside loo

‘Your boss has conceded the whole kingdom’, Australian negotiator said to have told Liz Truss

The Independent UK

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Council on hook ‘for £10m’ over border post left in limbo by Brexit

The £25m port facility was built to fit government plans but stands empty while new border strategy is delayed

The Guardian - UK

No 10 food summit ‘no more than a PR stunt’ and failed to tackle key issues

Rishi Sunak’s Farm to Fork meeting, the first of its kind, failed to address solutions to inflation, soaring costs and food security, say attenders

The Guardian - UK

More foreign workers needed to tackle food prices, industry chiefs tell No 10

Could take ‘decades’ to shift away from reliance on overseas staff, say food sector leaders attending Downing Street summit

The Independent UK

Sunak food summit promises star guest and lots of rhubarb

It’s hard to see the PM’s talks with farmers, store chiefs and the (rumoured) odd TV star producing concrete proposals

The Guardian - UK

Farmer's union requests clarity on government funding

Letter addressed to the Deputy First Minister asks for timetable to return deferred money

Insider UK

Warning that chicken and veg shortages may put Sunday roast under threat

Trade experts point out that rising costs are adding to the problems of UK farmers working to put food on our tables

Chronicle Live

Supermarket shelves laid bare as UK chicken shortage hits 'breaking point'

The poultry industry and its producers struggle to cope with soaring energy prices and packaging costs, as the 'unsustainable' system leads to mass shortages on UK shores.

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The Guardian - UK

‘It’s absolutely dire’: why UK chicken farmers want to call it a day

Bird flu, higher costs and the rise of meat-free options are pushing poultry producers to reduce flocks or give up entirely

The Guardian - UK

British cows could be given ‘methane blockers’ to cut climate emissions

UK’s 9.4m cattle contribute to 14% of human-related emissions, mostly from belching, but green groups remain sceptical

Daily Record

New NFU Scotland role for Colvend's Tracey Roan

Tracey, who farms Holsteins with husband Steven, is the union's new dairy policy manager

The Guardian - UK

Stop kicking the BBC on bias. A right turn was needed, but now it’s gone too far

The corporation was left-leaning, but now it is terrified of attacks from the right. And that’s the biggest threat as it strives for impartiality, says the writer and former BBC environment analyst Roger Harrabin

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Wales Online

Summer of hosepipe bans and water shortages looms after dry winter, say experts

If spring is dry too then there are fears of another summer of problems

Daily Mirror

Three supermarkets lift buying limits on fruit and vegetables after UK shortages

Supermarkets introduced rationing of certain fruit and vegetables last month as a result of shortages caused by unusually cold weather in Europe and north Africa

Evening Standard

Half of Britain and Ireland’s native plants have declined over last 20 years, report says

A 20-year research project found that non-native plant species now outnumber native ones

Daily Mirror

Meat 'could flood into Britain from countries with weaker welfare rules' under Tory deal

Farmers are worried a new super-trade deal with countries including Mexico, Vietnam and Chile could lead to a massive increase in beef and pork imports from abroad

The Guardian - UK

Food tsar blames shortages on UK’s ‘weird supermarket culture’

Henry Dimbleby says suppliers struggling with rising costs while locked into fixed-price contracts

Daily Mirror

Supermarket bosses to be hauled in front of Food Minister to explain UK shortages

Chiefs from major supermarket chains are expected to meet with Food Minister Mark Spencer to discuss lessons learned from the crisis, and explain how it happened

Daily Mirror

Brits warned vegetable shortages could be 'tip of the iceberg' as 'UK at tipping point'

This week has seen a number of supermarket giants introduce limits on the amount of fruit and vegetables Brits can buy as the National Farmers' Union has warned more might be to come

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