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Arla increases August milk price by less than one pence per litre
Dairy co-operative Arla is increasing its conventional milk price by 0.88 pence per litre from 1 August. This takes Arla's standard litre price to…
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Welsh Tory's call for early BPS to help farmers cope with heatwave
Welsh Conservatives have called on the government to release funds from the Basic Payments Scheme in order to help farmers cope following the…
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Tesco improves cost of production contracts for its 160 lamb farmers
Tesco is to make a multi-million pound investment in the British lamb industry by introducing improved cost of production contracts for around 160 of…
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Welsh dairy programme touted as a 'game changer' sees £6.5m investment
A programme considered to be a "game changer" for the Welsh dairy industry will see £6.5m invested in it over the next five years. The Dairy…
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Jeremy Corbyn pledges to reinstate Agricultural Wages Board
Labour has pledged to reintroduce the Agricultural Wages Board in a move which Jeremy Corbyn says will bring back millions of pounds to English rural…
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Courts ease tax relief bindings for rural businesses
Rural businesses which run furnished holiday lets or livery stables could now benefit from Inheritance Tax relief following two favourable court…
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Arable farm profits turnaround after best performance in years, research reveals
Arable farm profits have improved sharply in the last twelve months, according to new research from property consultants Bidwells. Analysis of…
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Farmers call for 'fair and balanced' National Living Wage increase amid uncertainty
Any increase in the National Living Wage must be "fair and balanced" due to the high levels of uncertainty the farming industry is facing, the NFU…
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Refinancing loan applications for farm businesses at eight year high in Q1 2018
The strongest first quarter in eight years has been recorded showing the highest value of loan applications from the UK’s agricultural businesses…
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Crown Estate Scotland invests £4.5m in tenant farmer boost
Crown Estate Scotland is investing £4.5m in four of its estates in a move to help farmers have the facilities they need to benefit their operations…
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