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Feed changes could help dairy farmers claw back up to 5ppl
Volatile milk prices are putting dairy margins under pressure, leaving feed efficiency and milk constituents as two of the few levers producers can…
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Tenant farmers urged to push for rent cuts this autumn
Tenant farmers are being urged to use this autumn’s rent-review window to press for reductions as farm margins come under mounting pressure. The…
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Tenant farmers warn viable businesses could fail without crisis loans
Tenant farmers could lose otherwise viable businesses without urgent access to working capital, the Tenant Farmers Association has warned as it backs…
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Frontier completes takeover of Aberdeen Grain site
Frontier Agriculture has completed its purchase of Aberdeen Grain’s Whiterashes grain storage facility, securing continued access for growers and…
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Freshways announces major October milk price increase
Freshways is increasing its standard milk price by 6p per litre from 1 October, taking the rate paid to supplying farmers to 38ppl. The processor…
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Deadline nears for £40m Northern Ireland farm funding scheme
Northern Ireland farmers have until 3 September to secure grants of up to £25,000 for new equipment and technology under the £40 million Sustainable…
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Burnham urged to reverse farm inheritance tax at autumn budget
Prime Minister Andy Burnham is facing fresh pressure from farm leaders to reverse inheritance tax changes at the upcoming autumn budget. The budget…
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Lactalis strikes deal for Cathedral City owner Saputo UK
French dairy giant Lactalis is set to take control of Cathedral City, Country Life and a string of other major British dairy brands after agreeing to…
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'Bad to worse' as UK harvest drops another million tonnes
Britain’s arable harvest is set to be one million tonnes smaller than previously feared, with production of key crops now forecast to fall to a…
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Government unveils £65m package for drought-hit farmers
Farmers across England are being handed a £65 million drought support package as record-dry conditions hit crop yields, livestock feed and access to…
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