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Scottish farmers call for 'regulatory burden' of EU laws to ease after Brexit
The UK should use Brexit as an opportunity to streamline regulation and ease curbs on issues such as pesticide use, a farming union has urged. NFU…
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UK vegetable exports hit record high, but still dwarfed by volume of imports
Vegetable exports hit a record high last year, according to figures released by the Defra - but were still dwarfed by the volume of imports into the…
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UK involved in $45m project to eradicate world hunger by increasing crop yields
A major research project worth $45 million is underway to increase crop yields for farmers worldwide by improving plant photosynthesis. Awarded to…
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UK farmers 'left at a disadvantage' with lowest biofuel crop cap in Europe
British arable farmers have been warned that they could be at a "competitive disadvantage" to their European neighbours after the Government proposed…
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Majority of Brits believe food and farming education needs to improve
The majority of Brits believe consumers need to learn more about the origins of their food, new research reveals. The independent survey, conducted…
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Unseasonably wet summer causing stop and start harvest in Scotland
It has been a mix bag of results so far for Scottish cereal farmers with poor weather throughout the harvest season. The fifth wettest summer since…
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Red Tractor Week kicks off with aim to celebrate British produce
The UK farming industry is uniting to support Red Tractor Week this September as an autumn campaign dedicated to promoting British food gets…
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Growers produce 1,000 British watermelons in bid to champion local produce
Growers have this summer produced 1,000 British watermelons - an exotic fruit which wouldn’t normally grow on UK soil – in a bid to champion local…
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Leaked papers show proposals to cut number of low-skilled migrants
A leaked Home Office paper has been released showing government proposals aimed at cutting the numbers of low-skilled migrants from the EU following…
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High levels of flooding in Wales leaves productive farmland 'left worthless'
High water levels in drainage ditches in the Dysynni Valley, mid Wales have resulted in farm land being taken out of production and has left much of…
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