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Decision day for EU blanket ban on neonicotinoids looms
EU countries are poised to vote on a proposal to introduce tougher restrictions on three neonicotinoids in the coming days. Member states will meet…
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'Grass isn't greener' British farmers discover when touring France
A group of 15 farmers crossed the channel to visit French farmers – and discovered the grass isn’t greener on the other side. Farmers in the AHDB…
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Farmers invited to take part in diverse cropping project to increase yields
A leading research charity is inviting farmers to participate in a new project which is investigating how to maximise the performance of crop…
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NFU 'concerned' over closure of major bioethanol producer in East Yorkshire
Farmers supplying wheat into the Vivergo plant may have to find somewhere else to sell their product, the NFU has warned. Major bioethanol producer…
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UK's largest bioethanol producer halts production due to government 'inaction'
The UK's biggest bioethanol producer, which supports 900 farms, has halted production at its East Yorkshire plant. Vivergo Fuels has blamed…
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France tops list in food and farming sustainability index, UK comes tenth
France has topped a list which ranks 34 countries according to their food system sustainability, with the UK coming tenth. France remains in first…
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New study proposes greater sharing of data between farmers and archaeologists
Developments in precision farming could yield data of great use to archaeological research, and that archaeological data could be valuable for…
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Government urged to force suppliers to add folic acid to flour
The Welsh and Scottish government are urging Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to make it compulsory for UK suppliers of flour to fortify it with folic…
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Plans to stop low-skilled EU migration submitted to government
Plans to stop low skilled migration from the EU and introduce a British work permit system to cut net migration to mid-1990s levels have been…
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UK seeks to cement itself as leader of agri-tech with new £500m project
A new £500m project has been announced which seeks to cement Britain's position as an innovator in the growing agri-tech industry. The agri-tech…
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