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Farmers told to beware of HMRC phone scams
Farmers have been told to beware of potential phone scams, following a spate of incidents in which tricksters pretend to be calling from HMRC. There…
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First Milk announces April milk price increase
First Milk has announced that its standard litre milk price will increase by 0.25p per litre from April 1 2019 to 27.75ppl. This equates to 28.68ppl…
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Green light given for Lakeland and LacPatrick dairy coop merger
The green light has been given by the governments of the UK and Ireland for dairy cooperatives Lakeland and LacPatrick to merge. Lakeland Dairies and…
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Funding of £240k for Welsh farmers affected by hot 2018 summer
A charity is working with the Welsh government to provide one-off discretionary grants to Welsh farmers suffering hardship following the 2018 summer…
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Arla to pay out £252m profit to farmers on 8 March
Arla has agreed to pay out over £252 million in profit to farmers on March 8th following a board meeting which stamped their approval. Last week…
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All farm sectors see decrease in income except for cereals
The Farm Business Income forecast for 2018/19 shows that all farm sectors have seen a decrease in income, except for cereals. The weather is expected…
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Call for public to buy Scotch beef as farmers financially struggle
Consumers have been encouraged to buy Scotch beef this spring as farmers continue to face challenging trading conditions. Scottish farmers and…
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Scheme looks to private markets for farmers to fund green services
A new scheme which creates private markets for ecosystem services in a bid to fund farmers' work in improving the environment could be expanded to…
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Cheesemakers crowdfund £15k to defeat new raw milk guidelines
Cheesemakers have launched a campaign to raise £15,000 to pay for legal fees for a judicial review into the legality of new guidance which could make…
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Charity sees 171% increase in funds given to farmers in Jan 2019
A farming charity has seen a 171 percent increase in funds given to working farmers in January 2019. In January this year, the Royal Agricultural…
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