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Farmers have spoken out about the devastating impacts livestock worrying has had on their livelihoods, following the ravaging of their farm animals in a string of dog attacks.

A working group set up by the Food and Drink Sector Council has made five recommendations to improve the UK’s agricultural productivity.

Farmers are sharing images and videos of flooded land on social media after Storm Dennis battered the UK this weekend.

Dog attacks on farm animals have cost the UK agricultural sector £1.2 million, according to a report by NFU Mutual.

Farming can help the debate about livestock and the environment become less polarised by explaining how complex and different farming systems are, and what the industry is doing to address climate change.

Almost 50 years on from the closure of the Scottish sugar beet factory in Cupar, a Rural Innovation Support Service group is aiming to look into the feasibility and steps required to re-establish the crop in eastern Scotland.

MPs have been told the Agriculture Bill must contain a sector-specific target to reach net zero emissions by 2040.

Walking charity The Ramblers is asking the Government to extend a deadline that will allow the public to identify historic, forgotten paths and have them added to official records.Ìý

Farmers have been encouraged to apply for funding under a 2021 Countryside Stewardship (CS) agreement to improve their local environment.

The NFU has said leaving the EU provides England with an opportunity to take a different approach to reducing nitrate pollution.