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Shooting groups unite to defend rural landscape and combat climate change & Rural areas and summer holiday favourites at ‘back of queue’ for deliveries

23 July, 2021

Proposed Sentience Committee: Will Peta be given a veto on all UK policy? + 'Meat tax' could cost economy £250m a year, study warns + Amazon Renews Jeremy Clarkson’s Farming Show For A Second Season

22 July, 2021

Poor broadband behind ‘streaming divide’ + Meat processors warn of staff shortages amid 'pingdemic' + UK's oldest swan, dies aged 30

21 July, 2021

Wild boars ‘pose greater climate change risk than a million cars’  & Twice as many killed on GB farms compared to last year

20 July, 2021

Thieves snoop on us with drones, say farmers & Welsh farmers call for bovine TB action as 10k cattle killed

19 July, 2021

Sentience bill will glue up government with a bonkers animal rights agenda & Stress and fatigue 'key causes' of agricultural accidents & Alliance invited to give further evidence on Sentience Bill

16 July, 2021

Heartbreak after adder bite claims the life of elderly gelding & Chef launches legal fight for return of his lost dog that was mistaken for a stray and rehomed & Tim Bonner writes for Western Morning News

15 July, 2021

Prince Charles' warning over survival of small farms & Renowned vet who forged letter from Home Office inspector struck off

14 July, 2021

Hedgehogs need greater legal protection to stop people selling them, says MP & Shunning dairy for almond and soya milk and eating avocados is 'disastrous' for the environment, warns Countryfile presenter

13 July, 2021

Morrisons writes to reassure UK farmers & Thief goes on countryside crime spree & Public urged to condemn anti-social behaviour in the countryside

12 July, 2021

Watch an open letter to Chris Packham by a Grouse Keeper & Steep rise in farm fatalities recorded, figures show & New population of rare butterfly found in Kent

9 July, 2021

Committee under the spotlight & £5,000 reward is offered to track down hit-and-run driver of dead baby foal

8 July, 2021

Brown trout exposed to illegal drugs flushed into rivers and streams & One in 5 dog owners who bought a ‘pandemic puppy’ consider rehoming their pet

7 July, 2021