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England to receive a more ‘regional’ experience via Agronomy 2016
Cereals and oilseeds growers in England are set to get a bespoke experience at six ‘Risk, resilience and reward’ Agronomy 2016 events taking place…
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'Miserable and costly' start to 2016 say Scottish farmers
The failure by the Scottish Government to meet its own CAP payments timetable has led to a call from NFU Scotland for a new statement to be issued…
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AHDB fellowship to safeguard critical potato nematology expertise
Dr Jon Pickup, Head of Virology & Zoology at Science & Advice for Scottish Agriculture (SASA) will lead on one of three AHDB Potato Fellowship…
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Not a healthy outcome
The new legislation for parallel imports of crop protection products into the UK has been described by a representative at senior level of a large…
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Plan to pay farmers in England to allow land to be flooded
Farmers in England could be paid for allowing their land to be flooded, the government has stated. The NFU said it would back the plan, intended to…
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Environment Secretary Truss full speech at the Oxford Farming Conference
Elizabeth Truss today delivered a speech to delegates at the annual Oxford Farming Conference. Environment Secretary, Elizabeth Truss, said: "Thank…
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Farmers are urged to consider consequences of industrialised processes at Oxford conference
An agricultural revolution that would change the way we eat is being plotted in Oxford this week. More than 700 farmers and agricultural experts will…
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EU Commission to revisit CAP greening rules
The new CAP greening rules came into force for the first time last year and Commissioner Hogan has pledged to simplify the rules where he can. In…
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New research finds 'chemical cocktail' in hedgerows and wildflowers
Scientists at Sussex University have discovered that bees are exposed to a 'chemical cocktail' when feeding from wildflowers growing next to…
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Boosting farm yields to restore habitats could create greenhouse gas ‘sink’
New study using UK data is first to show that raising farm yields and allowing ‘spared’ land to be reclaimed for woodlands and wetlands could offset…
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