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Government slashes SFI options and caps payments at £100,000 in reset
Ministers have unveiled a streamlined Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), cutting the scheme from 102 actions to 71 and introducing a £100,000…
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Fertiliser tax fears loom as Scottish growers brace for 'leaner times'
Scottish arable growers have been warned that rising policy costs and volatile markets could squeeze margins further, as experts flagged fertiliser…
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Meat processors face £100k hit as inspection fees hiked by 24%
UK meat processors are bracing for a 24% rise in inspection charges from April, with some businesses facing up to £100,000 in additional annual…
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'Profit is not a dirty word': NFU to challenge government at conference
With farmer confidence at deeply negative levels and domestic production of key staples in decline, NFU President Tom Bradshaw is set to warn that…
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'Best time in decades' as funding window opens for Scottish organic farmers
Scottish farmers have just months to tap into funding described as the “best time in decades” to convert to organic production, as a key government…
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NI farmers 'left in limbo' as union demands overhaul of vesting system
Farmers are being left in limbo and unfairly compensated when land is seized for infrastructure projects, the Ulster Farmers’ Union has warned, as it…
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Farmer wins appeal as judge overturns £43k penalty over obscure VAT reform
HMRC has come under sharp criticism after a tribunal ruled that a “very significant” VAT rule change was effectively “hidden away”, overturning a…
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Farm leaders warn politicians: Deliver stability or risk rural Wales
Welsh farming leaders have fired a clear warning shot ahead of the next Senedd election, urging politicians to deliver certainty on funding…
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Farm anger intensifies as tractors descend on Co Tyrone Tesco
Tractors and farm vehicles filled the Tesco car park in Cookstown, Co Tyrone, as farmers staged their largest protest yet over inheritance tax…
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NFU urges chancellor to restore farm confidence ahead of spring statement
The NFU has called on the chancellor to deliver concrete backing for British farming in the spring forecast, warning that confidence in the sector is…
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