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Bird flu warning for the West Country
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Rising cost of rural crime in the West Country
There's a warning that our countryside is in the grip of a rural crime wave, with a sharp rise in thefts from farms, homes and businesses
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Farmers say wet weather is costing them thousands
The price of straw for bedding has risen steeply, with newborn calves unable to go out on the wet ground.
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Bird flu warning for the West Country
Poultry farmers across the West Country have been told they must follow strict rules to stop the spread of bird flu.
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Farmers say wet summer could drive up cost of harvesting
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Costs of rural thefts increase in the West Country
New figures reveal that despite a 4% drop in the number of crimes last year, the cost of rural theft has risen in the first half of 2017.
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Campaign wants farmers to buckle up after tractor death
The friends of a man who died when he was thrown from the cab of his tractor have started a campaign to get farmers to wear seat belts.
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Farmers say crop circles are destroying business
Farmers in Wiltshire say crop circles people cut into their fields are damaging their trade and costing them tens of thousands of pounds.
Read the full story ›Dairy farmers call for urgent support as record numbers are forced to leave industry
Dairy farmers from the West Country are calling for urgent support as record numbers are forced from the industry because of economic pressure.
In the last 20 years the number of farmers in the region has halved but a quarter of all jobs in Cornwall are still connected with agriculture and food, with the industry worth more than £189 million to the county's economy.
At the Royal Cornwall Show businessmen have been reflecting on the difficult times for the West Country's farmers. Jacquie Bird has been speaking to them
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Leading Somerset farmer dies after incident with tractor
A leading farmer and outspoken critic of the NFU has died in a farming accident. 72-year-old Derek Mead passed away at the weekend.
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Devon County Show starts in style
Royal visitors, prize livestock and proud producers, it has been a spectacular start to the first large agricultural show of the season.
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