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Action and awareness: Supporting mental health across the farming community

Action and awareness: Supporting mental health across the farming community

Farming faces rising pressure from isolation, financial stress and uncertainty. Discover why mental health awareness, community support and practical action are vital for the wellbeing of the UK farming community in 2026.

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DEFRA: Farming rules shake-up to cut pollution and support farmers
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DEFRA: Farming rules shake-up to cut pollution and support farmers

Discover how the government’s 2026 regulatory update simplifies agricultural water rules to tackle pollution while supporting sustainable food production. Learn about the shift toward advice-led inspections and how proactive management can enhance your farm's long-term environmental and economic resilience.

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Cultivating Resilience: Why Soil Health is Your Farm’s Best Financial Asset
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Cultivating Resilience: Why Soil Health is Your Farm’s Best Financial Asset

Discover how prioritising soil health can build farm resilience against extreme weather while significantly reducing production costs. Learn how practices like cover cropping and no-till farming serve as strategic financial assets, helping farmers manage both drought and drainage challenges while navigating volatile global markets.

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Unlocking the potential of our soil: The Agriton Farm guide to no-till success
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Unlocking the potential of our soil: The Agriton Farm guide to no-till success

Discover how Agriton Farm is leading the way in sustainable agriculture through no-till farming. By protecting the "underground city" of microbes and earthworms, we improve soil health, enhance biodiversity, and significantly reduce fuel and labour costs. Explore how this low-disturbance method builds resilient soil structure to help UK crops survive droughts and prevent local flooding.

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The hidden consequence of fertiliser cuts: Poorer animal performance later in 2026
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The hidden consequence of fertiliser cuts: Poorer animal performance later in 2026

While fertiliser prices have dominated agricultural headlines, a quieter crisis is brewing in the background—one that won’t fully reveal itself until later in the season. As farmers cut back on fertiliser use to manage costs, the knock-on effect is starting to reach forage quality, with potentially serious implications for livestock performance.

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Ammonia debate highlights a deeper systems problem in livestock farming. EM® is the solution.
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Ammonia debate highlights a deeper systems problem in livestock farming. EM® is the solution.

As the ammonia emissions debate intensifies across UK livestock farming, the focus is shifting from blame to biology. This article explores why manure management, not livestock numbers alone, drives ammonia loss, and how regenerative approaches using em slurry systems and Actiferm can reduce emissions at source while improving nutrient efficiency on farm.

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Tesco’s food waste-to-animal feed model: a regenerative perspective.

Tesco’s food waste-to-animal feed model: a regenerative perspective.

Tesco’s partnership with RenEco to convert surplus food into animal feed highlights a growing circular economy trend in UK agriculture. This blog explores the model from a regenerative farming perspective and explains why soil-first systems such as Bokashi offer a more sustainable alternative.

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Beyond the cough: Using lung scanning and better housing to prevent calf respiratory disease
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Beyond the cough: Using lung scanning and better housing to prevent calf respiratory disease

Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) remains one of the leading health challenges in UK dairy calves, affecting growth, welfare and long-term productivity. This article explores the causes of BRD, the role of immunity and environment, and how early detection and improved housing management can help reduce disease pressure and antibiotic use on farm.

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Worm burden in horse manure, risks, life cycle, and practical management
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Worm burden in horse manure, risks, life cycle, and practical management

Worm burden in horse manure contributes to ongoing pasture contamination and reinfection risk. Learn how parasite life cycles work and discover practical, science-based manure and pasture management strategies, including composting and controlled fermentation approaches, to support healthier horses and more sustainable worm control.

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