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There are warnings that a prospective trade deal with India must not undermine farmers here, through imports of cheaper food, produced to lower standards.
The Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been meeting with delegates from India, and reports say a deal is getting nearer. The National Farmers Union says it recognises this could provide opportunities for UK farmers to export high quality goods to India, but cautioned that some imports from India, including government-subsidised sugar, must not be part of the deal.

The Scottish government has announced funding to improve ferry services to and from the Scottish Islands. The Scottish goverment-owned ferry company is currently running a restricted service, because of problems with its ageing fleet. The government will replace a ship, and also make improvements to the pier on South Uist. The promises were made at an emergency meeting with local people.

Hill farmers haven't always had to be early adopters of digital technology, but work at the experimental hill farm at Auchtertyre in Perthshire, run by Scotland鈥檚 Rural College, might be about to change that. Experts from across Europe joined a session at the farm to demonstrate how the latest digital sheep handling tools are working.

And we're on an arable farm in Norfolk where the dry conditions were starting to cause issues, before the rains came.

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