Farming in Five: A Spanish laboratory could be the source of ASF outbreak, there is pressure on Defra to phase out farrowing crates in upcoming Animal Welfare Strategy and record November rainfall has brought relief for drought-hit farmers.

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NFU Mutual have called for drivers to take a rural road awareness course after it was revealed almost 10,000 people have been killed on countryside roads since 2015, there will be no cattle classes held at the Royal Ulster Winter Fair due to bluetongue and Red Tractor has unveiled a comprehensive review of its standards as part of what it says is its commitment to deliver a positive change for UK farmers and growers.

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Liberal Democrat MP Tim Farron praises neighbouring MP Markus Campbell-Savours and says there is an opportunity in the new year to genuinely defeat the family farm tax. In the dairy sector, there are no green shoots of recovery yet for milk prices with warnings it could take several months and livestock worrying legislation will soon become law.

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Farming in Five: Labour remove whip from MP for voting against the family farm tax, 82,000 schoolchildren learn about farming's crucial role at Christmas, NFUS says IHT has left elderly and terminally ill farmers facing an 'intolerable and inhumane dilemma' and Northern Irish sheep sector awaits full trade details after bluetongue confirmation.

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Farming in Five: The BBC removed a 'misleading' pig farming clip after a formal complaint, Wales is to develop a regional diagnostic centre, a minority of Labour MPs backed farmers by rebelling against Gov's Autumn Budget IHT changes and new research reveals badgers are major predators of red-listed waders.

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Farming in Five: Bluetongue suspected in two cows at NI farm, one of UK's oldest John Deere dealers announces Christmas Eve closure for Llanllwni depot, £500 million to be allocated to the future of Landscape Recovery projects across the country and Spanish ASF outbreak raises alarm for UK pig farmers.

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Farming in Five: New raw cane sugar ATQ brings further unwelcome uncertainty to homegrown sugar beet growers says NFU Sugar, Shadow Defra Secretary writes concerns to Met Police regarding its handling of Budget protests, Arla and Muller confirm price drops and the EA says work to tackle contamination threats at illegal tipping site in Kidlington is underway.

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Farming in Five: Financial and legal experts analyse the Chancellors Budget and over 500 tractors were believed to have attended the protests despite the police banning them the night before.

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