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£300m CAP payments underway for Scottish farmers
Over 18,000 Scottish farmers and crofters have received payments worth more than £300m under the Common Agricultural Policy’s Pillar 1 schemes. In…
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Farmer's will overturned as cohabiting partner of 42 years wins share of £1.5m farm
A farmer’s will has been overturned and his 79-year-old cohabiting partner of 42 years was awarded a share of the £1.5m estate in a recent ruling…
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£10m a year needed to protect soil and ensure farming productivity, report warns
£10 million pounds a year in England is needed to ensure the agricultural sector is still productive at the end of the century, according to a new…
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British Wool introduces new payment scheme to support first time farmers
British Wool has introduced a new scheme designed to support producers who have recently entered the industry. Launching for the 2018 season, the…
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'Unexpected developments' triggers Arla to launch internal cost-saving programme
Dairy cooperative Arla Foods has launched an internal programme called “Calcium” set to deliver more than €400 million of savings by the end of 2020…
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CLA warns against 'sharp drop' in direct farm payments post-Brexit
A sharp drop in direct farm payments post-Brexit would put at risk a strong future for the British farming industry, the CLA has today said. The…
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Dairy co-op Dale Farm signals interest in LacPatrick merger
Northern Ireland’s leading dairy co-operative Dale Farm is in talks with Ireland-based dairy co-op LacPatrick for a potential merger. Formed in 2015…
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Farm rents static in face of Brexit uncertainty
Rent rises are predominantly static at the moment in the face of Brexit uncertainty, says the Tenant Farmers Association (TFA). James Gray, TFA…
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RPA urged to open drop-in centres 'immediately' to avoid BPS 2018 delays
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has been called to open its doors "immediately" to avoid delays in the lead up to the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2018…
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NI farmers should not pay for unnecessary TSE sampling, union warns
The Ulster Farmers’ Union says it will oppose government plans to charge farmers for testing for Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs)…
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