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Power firms 'wrongly judging' farmers as high risk, NFU says
Energy businesses are being urged by the NFU to address agricultural energy costs and contract prices as the markets continue to experience…
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Two new woodland schemes open for Welsh farmers
A new £32 million fund has been launched to help Welsh farmers plant 86 million trees by the end of the decade to curb climate change. Two new…
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£5m fund to promote use of peatlands for sustainable farming
The government has launched a new £5 million fund to promote the use of peatlands for sustainable farming. Defra said it will support the uptake of…
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SFI applications open to agri-environment agreement holders
Agri-environment agreement holders can now apply for the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) via the Rural Payments Service instead of through the…
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First Milk announces October milk price increase
First Milk has today announced that its milk price will increase by 0.75p per litre from 1 October. This will take its milk price on a manufacturing…
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Muller raises October milk price by 1ppl
Dairy farmers supplying Muller who meet the conditions of the processor's Advantage scheme will see a milk price increase of 1p per litre from…
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Specialist ag bank Oxbury secures £25m in capital funding
Oxbury Bank has announced it has secured £25m in capital funding to help the specialist agricultural bank accelerate support to farmers. The company…
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Grants of up to £1m for Welsh farmers to improve 'nature networks'
A fund has opened for Welsh farmers to improve the condition of Wales' network of protected land sites, also known as nature networks. Round two of…
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Arla posts revenue growth of 17% but warns of challenges
Arla has posted a revenue increase of 17% due to significant price increases in its retail and food service businesses, but the co-op warned of…
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NI farmers encouraged to sign up to Soil Nutrient Health Scheme
Northern Irish farmers located in zone one of the Soil Nutrient Health Scheme have been urged to apply before the 31 August deadline. The objective…
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