Malcolm Prior
Journalist at BBC
digging up investigations for @BBCNews Rural Affairs; formerly @BBCCountryfile Investigations Producer @BBCTheOneShow Series Producer/Investigations Producer
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Malcolm Prior |Jenny Kumah
Farm day visitors warned over Cryptosporidium parasite threatMalcolm Prior and Jenny KumahGetty ImagesThe cryptosporidium parasite causes cryptosporidiosis, a serious gastrointestinal illnessTens of thousands of visitors due to attend a UK-wide open farm day this weekend have been warned about a parasitic infection that causes serious gastrointestinal illness.
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Malcolm Prior
MPs call for year-long delay to farm inheritance taxMalcolm Prior/BBCThe policy to tax inherited agricultural assets worth more than £1m from April 2026 saw farmers hold tractor protests across the UKFarm inheritance tax changes should be delayed by a year and alternative schemes that will not harm small family businesses need to be properly considered, a committee of MPs has warned.
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Malcolm Prior |Georgina Rannard |Jenny Kumah
Dry weather threatens 'exceptionally low' rivers in parts of UKMalcolm Prior, Georgina Rannard, Jenny KumahBBC Rural Affairs and Climate and Science teamsGetty ImagesRivers that supply water to households, farmers and businesses are forecast to have exceptionally low levels in some parts of the UK in the next three months, according to the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH).
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Mar 20, 2025 |
bbc.com | Malcolm Prior |Jenny Kumah
New national forest to see 20m trees planted Malcolm Prior and Jenny KumahBBC News rural affairs teamGetty ImagesThe new Western Forest area will include a mix of 20m newly-planted trees and restored woodlandTwenty million trees will be planted and 2,500 hectares of new woodland created in the west of England as part of a "national forest" drive, the government has announced.
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Mar 12, 2025 |
envirolink.org | Malcolm Prior
Farmers may turn their backs on environmental work for more intensive food production after the government suddenly closed a green funding scheme, the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has warned. The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), which pays farmers in England to manage land to protect soil, restore hedgerows and boost nature recovery, was a key part of the post-Brexit payment scheme that replaced EU subsidies.
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With thousands of people taking part in @OpenFarmSunday how many know how to keep safe from the #parasite #cryptosporidium? @UKHSA has some simple advice #OFS25 @BBCBreakfast @BBCNews https://t.co/XTz1hiU5f1
Delay #farm inheritance #tax by a year, says @commonsEFRA - but will that make any difference? @NFUtweets maintains it’s “fundamentally unfit” @DefraGovUK says change is “vital” @BBCNews @BBCr4today https://t.co/aW5dGaIPjY
“We’re having a #drought now,” #farmers say. @UK_CEH predicts low groundwater levels and low river flows in parts of the UK into the summer. Could a national #water grid of pipes, canals and reservoirs boost UK water security? @BBCNews https://t.co/rh8HasLuuG